Vsetín Castle, Renaissance castle in Vsetín, Czech Republic
Vsetín Castle stands on Horní náměstí on a raised terrace above the right bank of the Bečva. The four-winged building encloses an arcaded courtyard, and its white tower rises above mansard roofs added in the 18th century. Its present appearance dates from 1833–1834, when Josef von Wachtler had it rebuilt in the Neoclassical style.
The castle was built between 1600 and 1610 on the remains of a medieval fortress, marking a transition from defensive stronghold to residential palace. A major fire in 1708 damaged the building significantly and led to extensive repairs.
The Regional Museum of Moravian Wallachia opened in the castle on 9 May 1975, the 30th anniversary of the country's liberation. Its nine exhibition halls in three wings of the first floor cover Wallachian sheep herding, the Wallachian uprisings and banditry, the industrial revolution in Vsetín, the inventor Josef Sousedík and the wartime resistance.
The castle stands on Horní náměstí on the raised right bank of the Bečva, with the entrance from the square. The museum occupies three wings of the first floor, where nine exhibition halls are reached on foot; the 2014–2015 renovation added rest areas and a new refreshment facility. The white tower and mansard roof are best seen from the square outside.
Vsetín Castle stands on a raised terrace on the right bank of the Bečva, not at a river confluence. In 1644 the Battle of Vsetín was fought before its gates, effectively ending the Wallachian uprising; the castle had been the rebels' centre during the Thirty Years' War.
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