Čím Castle
The Čím Castle is a former castle in the municipality Čím in the Czech Republic.
location
The castle was located on the slope in the southern part of the village above the Meredský creek valley.
history
The Čím Castle was built at the end of the 17th century as a predominantly wooden structure with strong buttresses made of bricks and a hipped roof for the owners of the largest of the Čím feudal yards, the Nosakowsky Farm. The St. Vitus Palace Chapel was on the right-hand side of the ground floor. It was valued at 3,110 guilders when it was sold to the St. Johann abbey under the rock in 1754 . From 1787 Johann Anton Kotz von Dobrz had a large family library built in the castle.
In 1875 the wooden castle was demolished and replaced by a brick building in the country baroque style similar to the Čelina castle. Only the buttresses and an oak staircase remained. It served as the residence of the land managers and tenants. A bell tower was placed on the roof in 1896.
After the nationalization of the Čím estate in 1948, the building was used as accommodation for Roma who were employed as farm workers at the state estate. Nothing was invested in the maintenance of the dilapidated building. Within a short time the building was so ruined that it was demolished in 1959. The cellar and the well have been preserved.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 40 ″ N , 14 ° 22 ′ 41 ″ E