Opočno Castle
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 Emperor Ferdinand 2. gave The Colloredos the opportunity to buy the Property for 35000 "Reichsgulden". Since then The Colloredos have substantially 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 the Colloredo family but since 2007 it is back in the hands of the Czech Government again although the family has appealed to the higher Courts.
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Coordinates: 50°15′53.5″N 16°06′56.1″E / 50.264861°N 16.115583°E
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