Kelč Castle, Renaissance château in Kelč, Czech Republic

Kelč Castle is a château located in the town of Kelč, featuring architectural styles spanning from Renaissance to Baroque periods. The stone structure rises above the town center and displays various architectural phases across its walls.

A Gothic fortress built after the mid-15th century by the lords of Heršice was converted in the 1580s and 1590s into a Renaissance château by Olomouc bishop Stanislav Pavlovský, who brought Italian builder Jakub Vlach and stonemasons from Kroměříž. His successor František z Ditrichštejna added a chapel and probably the south wing. After Thirty Years' War damage and looting, Karel II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn had it renovated in Baroque style in 1666–1668.

The château has housed the Kelč Vocational School since 1951, run by the Zlín Region, which owns the building. Its name is tied to the lordship administration that sat here rather than to a bishop's residence. Above the entrance to the grounds hangs the bishop's coat of arms installed by Karel II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn.

Access to the castle grounds is possible, though visiting times relate to the school's schedule. The exterior can be viewed from multiple angles around the building, allowing visitors to observe the different architectural styles from various vantage points.

The six-storey prismatic tower rising from the east wing is buttressed by massive sandstone supports, and the first-floor courtyard windows sit where arcades were later walled up. Bishop Karel II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn had his episcopal coat of arms mounted above the entrance to the grounds.