Zámek Nalžovice, Cultural monument and château in Nalžovice, Czech Republic.
Zámek Nalžovice is a Baroque château with a rectangular block layout, a two-storey central section under a mansard roof with a small tower, and single-storey side wings. The main southwest facade has seven window axes, the side facades six. The grounds include a farmyard of nine buildings and an English park with the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows and a family tomb.
The château was built during the early Baroque period and received major modifications in the 18th and 19th centuries. These changes show how the architectural preferences of its owners shifted with each generation.
The château park holds the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, built by Antonín Alexander Franchimont between 1690 and 1694. It burned down in 1823 and was rebuilt in 1855–1859; inside are paintings from the second Rococo period and a polychrome Pietà from the second half of the 17th century above the main altar.
The château is not open to the public; it still serves as a home for people with disabilities. The grounds lie in the southwestern part of Nalžovice, with the park bordered on the northeast by road No. 119 between Dobříš and Sedlčany. The farmyard comprises nine buildings, including a house and a former granary with very old cores.
The village name comes from the old form Nelžovice, which means 'village of honest people' in Czech. This naming tradition reflects how early settlements in the region were identified.
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