Chanovice, Medieval château in Chanovice, Czech Republic

Chanovice is a castle formed by rebuilding a Gothic fortress, with an irregular one- to two-storey building enclosing a square courtyard. The grounds also include a farmyard, a park and a perimeter wall; in the park stands a gloriet with a triangular pediment and pointed windows.

A fortress stood here from the late 13th century; the first written record dates from 1542, when Petr, Jiří, Mořic and Adam Chanovský of Dlouhá Ves registered it as shared property. One of the family had the Gothic fortress rebuilt in Renaissance style. In 1780 a fire damaged the building, and the owners had it repaired and the façades reworked in Baroque form.

The Chanovský family from Dlouhá Ves gave the castle its name and held it for generations; a member of the family had the old Gothic fortress rebuilt in Renaissance style. Today the building houses an exhibition on folk crafts and on the castle's history, alongside the village library and primary school.

The castle area was taken over and repaired by the municipality of Chanovice at the end of the 20th century. The castle building now houses the primary school with its canteen, a library and exhibitions on folk crafts and the castle's history. The adjoining farmyard was converted for concerts, exhibitions, a gymnasium, accommodation and garages.

The castle park holds a gloriet with a triangular pediment and pointed windows, a small garden structure easy to miss behind the main building. The estate has been listed as a cultural monument since 1964, together with the farmyard, park and boundary wall.