01 Linhartovy castle CZ/PL

The cache is a part of 10 caches series,  the tour for interesting places of Czech – Polish bordering regions. The final 10th cache “A Krnov treasure” you get when you put the numbers into coordinates which you find in previous caches or you can get them by accomplishing the task at the cache places. A small present is ready for first ten final cache finders. The rest of you, do not feel sad,  you may also take a present – a CWG, until depleted

 

 

 

Linhartovy castle CZ/PL

 

Linhartovy castle was built in the second half of the 16^th century by rebuilding of a local fort into a Renaissance seat of Václav Haugvice catholic nobility members. A closed inner courtyard, a defensive tower and especially basement vaulting have been preserved since the very beginning. A sgrafitto plaster in the tower has also been partly preserved. Figural sgrafittoes are still visible in an arcade corridor on the 2^nd floor of northern castle wing.

 

In the second half of the 17^th century, the castle was extensively dilapidated. New owners, Sedlnický of Chotice, started with a complete reconstruction into a Baroque style. An ornamental park in a French style was established by the castle at that time. Later in the 19^th century the park was modified into a natural-landscaping park.

 

The castle was modified again in the 18^th century. In the first half of the 19^th century, the village changed the owner. It was gained by Oppersdorf family and later at the end of the century by Wanzelides, a rich family of Krnov. In 1930 the castle was bought by Wüllersdorf and Urbair families. And the castle was modified again.

 

In 1943 a German army hospital was placed into the castle. Unfortunatelly a fire broke out and the roof burnt down. In 1944 the roof was temporarily covered with a cardboard. 

 

Between 1945 and 1965 the castle was a property of the state. In 1947 a strong gale damaged the roof and climatic impacts disrupted ceilings and walls. The maintenance did not start  earlier than in 1957. In 1966 a company “Zdravotnické zásobování” became a new owner of the castle and it was partly reconstructed. In 2001 the castle became a property of a local community and it is being gradually reconstructed up to now. In September 2007, the castle was hit by floods.

 

 

Present of the castle

 

Many cultural events and expositions for children take place at the castle. At present time, new expositions are being exhibited here: Merkur building kit, puppets and marinets, stamp creations, the post museum of Prague, wooden toys, Africa exposition ( masks, guns…) 

 

Since May 28 2005 the castle is opened to public. In Linhartovy castle there is a permanent exposition of sewing and knitting machines, a rare ceramics by Mr. Kutálek, Christianity, Citra, history of gendarmerie, galery of harmony and especially students´ gallery of art workshop from Město Albrechtice. 

 

In castle premises concerts, vernissages, traditional Easter fairs, summer events for children such as communion of children to kindergartens and first-graders to elementary schools, a night castle tour concluded with a great fireworks. 

More information and actully program you can find: www.zameklinhartovy.cz.

 

 

About the cache

 

In the cache you find the number = K.

 

More information you can find  here.