Škvořetice, Château in Škvořetice, Strakonice District, Czech Republic

Škvořetice is a château in the village of the same name in the Strakonice district, created by rebuilding a fortress. Its present form results from a Neo-Renaissance reconstruction in 1921–1922. The entrance is in the south façade, and a three-storey tower with a gallery on the second floor stands at the northwest corner.

A fortress existed here from the 14th century, held by the Mirovec family, whose coat of arms bore a jug; Jan Mirovec ze Škvořetic is documented in 1380. The Kalenice family acquired the estate around 1462 and kept it until 1673. Jan of Kalenice had the old fortress rebuilt in Renaissance style in the 16th century, and Karel Hildprandt gave the building its present Neo-Renaissance form in 1921–1922.

The Kalenic family, whose coat of arms bore a jug, held Škvořetice from about 1462 until 1673, with one short interruption. Oldřich Kalenice, owner by 1493, had earned a bachelor's degree at the Prague university in 1465. A brewery and two farmyards belonged to the estate when it was sold in 1673.

A visit requires advance planning since the building is in poor condition and restoration work is ongoing. It is important to check beforehand whether access is possible and what conditions you may encounter.

The three-storey tower at the northwest corner carries a wooden gallery (pavlač) on its second floor, and the entrance sits in the south façade. The 1921–1922 Neo-Renaissance conversion was designed by Vojtěch Volf, a builder from Beroun, for Karel Hildprandt. In 2008 the château was offered for sale at forty million crowns.