Hošťálková Castle, Cultural monument and château in Hošťálková, Czech Republic.
Hošťálková Castle is a free-standing single-storey Empire-style building on a rectangular plan with two corner projections topped by a low tympanum, standing by the Ratibořka stream in the village centre. Its entrance is on the eastern side, not the main southern facade, which carries a balcony on two columns, a cordon cornice and rusticated ground floor. A small English park surrounds it.
Built in the early 1840s for Count Friedrich Karl Chorinský of Ledské, the castle was designed by Vienna architect Franz Schleps and executed by master mason Karel Absolon for 8,728 guilders. The Chorinský family used it only occasionally, and in 1918 the estate passed to the Klein family, then to banks and the Bublík family. After 1948 it served as a Communist Party training centre and later as a state forestry office; since 1989 the municipality has used it for a restaurant and art school.
The Chorinský family used the castle only occasionally, as their main seat was at Veselí nad Moravou. From 1926 the Bublík family, owners of the local knife and cutlery factory, added six small ponds, a fountain and greenhouses to the park. Today the building houses a restaurant and the local elementary art school.
The castle is easiest to reach by passing through the village of Hošťálková and walking toward its location in the surrounding landscape. The exterior remains visible throughout the year, so visitors can view the building at any time without special arrangements.
The castle's main entrance is not in the south front but on the east side, and the other facades are left plain while the main one carries a balcony on two columns. The Bublík family, owners from the 1920s, added six small ponds, a fountain and greenhouses to the park.
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