Opocno Castle
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The Opočno Castle is a complex of buildings in a renaissance
style in the Town of Opočno
it was already mentioned in 1068 and built on the location of a former gothic
castle. Before Opocno was modified in the 19th century it belonged to the family Trčka from 1553 until 1634. In 1634 when Jan Rudolf Trčka died, The Emporer Ferdinand 2. gave The Colloredos the opportunity to buy the Property for 35000 "Reichsgulden".
Since then The Colloredos have substantually modified the chateau and even founded a 22ha english garden with rare trees,ponds and waterfalls. They contracted the architects G.B. Alliprandi and Santini.
The Castle Museum has Historical interiors with a fine art gallery a library,ethnographic collections,armoury and weaponry from the 16th to 19th centuries and even oriental weapons.
The collection was founded by F.G. Colloredo Mansfeld
In 2003 the court decided to return the Opočno castle from the state possession to theColloredo family but since 2007 it is back in the hands of the Czech Goverment again although the family has appealed to the higher Courts.
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
style in the Town of Opočno
Opocno
Opočno is a small town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.- Famous natives :* František Kupka, painter* Jaroslav Plašil, football player* František Zdeněk Skuherský, composer* Luboš Sluka, composer- External links :*...
it was already mentioned in 1068 and built on the location of a former gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
castle. Before Opocno was modified in the 19th century it belonged to the family Trčka from 1553 until 1634. In 1634 when Jan Rudolf Trčka died, The Emporer Ferdinand 2. gave The Colloredos the opportunity to buy the Property for 35000 "Reichsgulden".
Since then The Colloredos have substantually modified the chateau and even founded a 22ha english garden with rare trees,ponds and waterfalls. They contracted the architects G.B. Alliprandi and Santini.
The Castle Museum has Historical interiors with a fine art gallery a library,ethnographic collections,armoury and weaponry from the 16th to 19th centuries and even oriental weapons.
The collection was founded by F.G. Colloredo Mansfeld
In 2003 the court decided to return the Opočno castle from the state possession to theColloredo family but since 2007 it is back in the hands of the Czech Goverment again although the family has appealed to the higher Courts.