Blažkov Castle

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Blaschkow Castle near Mischtowes, Königgrätz district

The Blažkov Castle (German Blaschkow ) is a neo-Baroque castle in the municipality of Myštěves , Okres Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic . The building is surrounded by a 13.79 hectare park, most of which is used as a golf course . The Mozorník Pond is located in the park. 600 m east of the castle in the Bříšťanský les forest lie the remains of the legendary Turyna fortress, also known as "Vysoká".

The chateau was built in the first half of the 18th century as a mansion north of the Blažkův dvůr farm. In 1901 the industrialist Gaston Malmann von Skřivany bought it and had the building redesigned in neo-baroque style. In 1913 the Prague gynecologist, Professor Václav Piťha, acquired the castle from the Prague Floor Bank. In 1930 a golf course was built in the park. In 1950 it was nationalized and served various purposes. Allegedly afterwards the castle served as a prison for Marta Gottwaldová. Later it was rented to the state enterprise Kniha. Czechoslovak television has used it as a recreational facility since the 1970s and in 1991 it was returned to the Piťha family in restitution. This allowed the castle park to be expanded into a 27-hole golf course by 1992. In 2004 Zdeněk Zelenka shot the detective film "Černá karta" in the castle.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 43.8 ″  N , 15 ° 33 ′ 33.9 ″  E