Heřmanův Městec Castle, Baroque revival château in Heřmanův Městec, Czech Republic

Heřmanův Městec Castle is a late-baroque, one-storey building, later rebuilt in neoclassical style and completed in neo-baroque form in 1932–1933 by architect Otto Gröger. A six-sided neo-gothic tower with a viewing gallery dominates the northwest corner, and above the entrance is a projecting bay with a triangular pediment bearing the Kinský family coat of arms. The castle adjoins a large English landscape park that merges into a forest park.

A fortress stood here before a Renaissance château was completed in 1591; imperial troops burned it in 1623 and Jan Berka z Dubé had it rebuilt in 1630. The Špork family gave it a classical form, and the Kinský family, owners from 1828, added the hexagonal tower with a viewing gallery. Architect Otto Gröger led the last rebuilding in 1932–1933.

The castle is not open to the public, so its interiors and furnishings cannot be seen; most furniture was moved to Kostelec nad Orlicí and then Karlova Koruna, and the print collection went to the National Gallery in Prague. The Kinsky coat of arms above the entrance and the hexagonal tower with a viewing gallery remain visible from outside.

The château has served as a retirement home since 1952, limiting direct access to the building itself, but the surrounding English-style park remains open for public visits. Visitors should check opening times for the park and maintain appropriate distance from the main structure.

The castle is closed to the public: since 1952 it has housed a retirement home, originally the Prague municipal home moved here from Masarykovy domovy in Prague-Krč. Most of the furnishings went first to Kostelec nad Orlicí and then to Karlova Koruna, and the print collection was transferred to the National Gallery in Prague.