Chotěboř Castle, Baroque château in Chotěboř, Czech Republic

Chotěboř Castle is a single-storey, four-winged early Baroque building with a mansard roof, built 1701–1702 on the foundations of a medieval fortress. Its nine-axis north facade has a passage through the central risalit into an arcaded courtyard. The east wing retains thicker walls and Gothic cellars, and houses the Chapel of the Holy Trinity with its 18th-century Baroque portal, frescoes and stucco work.

A Gothic fortress stood on the site from the second half of the 14th century, serving administrative and economic purposes; it decayed in the mid-17th century and was destroyed by fire in 1692. The Kinský family acquired the estate in 1698 and built the early Baroque castle in 1701–1702 on the fortress foundations, including the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. In 1836 Jan Josef Dobrzenský gained the estate by marriage; the family held it until the state seized it in 1948, and it was returned in 1992.

The castle served as a family residence for generations, with the Dobřenský family shaping local life from 1836 until 1948 through their presence and management of the estate. Their return to ownership after 1992 shows how the place remains rooted in family heritage and local memory.

The castle stands on the northern edge of Chotěboř, about 14 km northeast of Havlíčkův Brod. The grounds are enclosed on the west by a brick-pillared fence along the road. The park, with two ponds and a lime avenue, is about 15 ha; a sandstone staircase with thirteen steps leads up the slope above the castle ponds.

Within the castle grounds stands the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, an architectural feature that sets this place apart from other period castles and estates. The chapel adds a spiritual dimension to the visit with a dedicated religious space within the complex.