Bílovice Castle, Cultural monument château in Bílovice, Czech Republic.
Bílovice Castle is a free-standing two-storey classicist building with three wings under a hipped roof. The axis of the entrance facade is marked by a risalit topped by a tympanon with the Logothetti coat of arms. The ground floor is separated from the upper floor by a cordon cornice, and the windows have surrounds, with those in the risalit ending in semicircular arches. The interior rooms and corridors have flat ceilings.
The estate originated as a residence for local noble families and went through several phases of renewal as owners updated it to match their preferences. The current form is mainly shaped by 18th-century building traditions that combined practical layouts with classical design elements.
The Logothetti family, of Greek origin, held the Bílovice fief from 1831 and made the castle a social centre; in 1854 Hugo I. Logothetti hosted painter Josef Mánes, who made several drawings here. His son Vladimír Emanuel founded the local fire brigade, and Hugo II. replaced the clock in the entrance tympanum with the family coat of arms. The castle has served as the municipal office since 1947.
The castle stands in the centre of Bílovice, about 7 km northeast of Uherské Hradiště, and serves as the municipal office, so the building is entered during office hours. The adjoining English park, protected with the castle since December 1968, is freely accessible. The 2005–2006 reconstruction restored the building for municipal use.
The castle's tympanum once held a clock, replaced in the early 20th century by the Logothetti coat of arms; at the same time a statue of Saint Wenceslas was placed on the northwest corner. A large library left by the family was partly given to the museum in Uherské Hradiště and partly looted around 1948.
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