Rieckenova vila, Cultural heritage villa in Šumná, Czech Republic

Rieckenova vila is a villa in the Šumná district of Litvínov, part of the former Marbach & Riecken textile factory complex founded in 1828–1831 in the Bílý potok valley. The originally Neoclassical house, extended with a veranda by architect Franz Nuska before 1897, was rebuilt in Art Nouveau style around 1910 by Most architect Adolf Schwarzer for factory owner Heinrich C. A. Riecken. Its balconies received wooden roofing in 1926, built by Litvínov builder Rudolf Knie.

The villa grew out of an older house standing on the site before 1897, when architect Franz Nuska added a veranda. Around 1910 the textile manufacturer Heinrich C. A. Riecken had this originally Neoclassical house rebuilt in Art Nouveau style as a modern residence by the Most architect Adolf Schwarzer. In 1926 the Riecken family had the balconies roofed with a wooden extension built by the Litvínov builder Rudolf Knie.

The villa belonged to the Riecken family, owners of the Marbach & Riecken cotton spinning and weaving works founded in 1828–1831, the firm that brought the cotton industry to Litvínov. Heinrich Riecken, born 1875, took over the family business; records of him end in 1946, suggesting his expulsion to Germany. Since 1 June 2023 the Spolek pro oživení Rieckenovy vily, a branch of the Českojiřetínský spolek seated in the villa, works for the preservation of the region's industrial monuments and Czech-German cooperation.

The villa is closed to the public and deteriorating: plaster is in a desolate state and the garden is neglected, used as pasture for horses. It stands in the valley of the Bílý potok in the Šumná district, within the grounds of the former Marbach & Riecken textile factory. View it from outside only.

The villa's garden now serves as pasture for horses, and the building is inaccessible and gradually decaying, with plaster in a desolate state. A society for the revival of Rieckenova vila was founded on 1 June 2023, registered on 14 June 2023, as a branch of the Českojiřetínský spolek based in the villa itself.