Vokšice Castle, Cultural monument in Vokšice, Czech Republic.
Vokšice Castle is a single-storey early Baroque château, substantially rebuilt in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century. A freely laid-out park surrounds it, and on the park's south-eastern edge stands the Empire-style Chapel of Saint Rosalia from the same period.
The village of Vokšice is first recorded in 1327, when King John of Bohemia pledged it to Beneš the Elder of Vartenberk. In the 16th century the village was dissolved and a manorial farm was built on its site. Around 1700 František Josef Šlik had a single-storey Baroque castle erected there, with a granary built in 1700 by builder Philipp Spannbrucker to plans by Jean Baptiste Mathey. The Šlik estate administration sat here until 1717, and in 1815–1835 new farm buildings were added.
The Vokšice estate is tied to the Šlik family, whose name appears in the village records from 1327, when King John of Luxembourg pledged Vokšice to Beneš the Elder of Vartenberk. The family's estate administration sat in the castle until 1717. After 1948 the building served as lodgings and a Jednota grocery store, and since 1989 it has housed the J. M. SCHLIK KONTINUUM estate office.
The building is undergoing significant restoration work, so visitors cannot enter the interior spaces. You can view the exterior architecture and overall complex layout from the grounds around it.
The castle's granary, built in 1700 by builder Philipp Spannbrucker to plans by architect Jean Baptiste Mathey, was part of the original Baroque complex. The estate housed the Schlik manor administration until 1717. After 1948 the confiscated building served as lodgings and a Jednota grocery store.
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