Hodkov Castle, Château in Hodkov, Czech Republic
Hodkov Castle stands on the northern edge of an old farmyard in Hodkov, southeast of Zbraslavice in the Kutná Hora district. Its present appearance results from historicist alterations carried out in 1912–1913 to a design by architect F. Woretsch; the building's core is of Baroque origin, from the 18th century, with a south wing added in the mid-19th century. The grounds also contain a gate with a gatekeeper's house, a boundary wall and a park.
The founding date is uncertain: Tomáš Šimek attributes the building on the northern edge of the old farmyard to Otto von Wächter, who bought the estate from the royal chamber in 1850, while the Památkový katalog traces the core to an 18th-century Baroque structure with a south wing added around 1850. Architect F. Woretsch rebuilt it in historicist styles in 1912–1913 for Alfréd Šebek, whose family held it until 1945. After the war the Kutná Hora district national committee adapted it as a children's home.
The castle's name comes from the village of Hodkov. The Šebek family owned it until 1945, and in the second half of the 20th century the Kutná Hora district national committee adapted the building for a children's home. The protected grounds also take in the gate with the gatekeeper's house, the boundary wall and the park.
The castle stands on the northern edge of the former farmyard in Hodkov, southeast of Zbraslavice in the Kutná Hora district. The protected grounds take in the castle itself, the gate with the gatekeeper's house, the boundary wall with its gate and the park. The remains of the farmyard, with a Baroque granary, lie to the southeast.
The castle stands on the northern edge of an old farmyard; the surviving baroque granary southeast of the grounds is singled out as valuable. The gate with the gatekeeper's house and the boundary wall with its gate are protected together with the building and park.
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