Náchod Castle

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Náchod Castle

The Náchod Castle in the East Bohemian town of Náchod of the same name developed from a former border castle.

history

Historical picture
Aerial view
Octavio Piccolomini (1599–1656)

At a strategically important point, Hron von Načerat, which is documented as Hron von Náchod for 1254 , had a castle built around 1250, which was supposed to secure the national path from Prague via Náchod and the Glatzer Kessel , which belongs to Bohemia, to the Lower Silesian plain to Wroclaw . Over the years, the castle was extensively fortified and rebuilt several times. The frequently changing owners included the Bohemian kings Johann von Luxemburg and Georg von Podiebrad as well as his son Heinrich d. Ä. from Münsterberg.

1544 acquired the Smiřický of Smiřice the rule Nachod that rose to the peerage 1554th Since they held numerous state and court offices, the former castle did not meet their social standards. It was rebuilt into a renaissance castle in the years 1554-1614 . Since the Smiřický von Smiřice were followers of the Winter King Frederick of the Palatinate and Albrecht Jan Smiřický von Smiřice was also involved in the Prague lintel , they lost their possessions after the Battle of the White Mountains . The castle and the Nachod estate received the Trčka from Leipa .

After Count Adam Erdmann Trčka von Leipa was murdered in Eger in 1634, Emperor Ferdinand II rewarded his general Octavio Piccolomini with the possession or possession. In 1650–1655, he arranged for a baroque renovation and the addition of the Piccolomini wing and the palace chapel by Carlo Lurago . Piccolomini also commissioned the Flemish battle painter Pieter Snayers to produce twelve large format battle paintings to decorate Nachod Castle. These show Piccolomini's military successes in the Thirty Years' War and are now in the Army History Museum in Vienna.

At the end of the 18th century, Peter von Biron had a palace theater built. After his death in 1800 his daughter Wilhelmine von Sagan inherited the castle and estate. Since the middle of the 19th century, the castle has belonged to the German princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe . The last owner was Friedrich zu Schaumburg-Lippe . The Schaumburg-Lippe house was expropriated by Czechoslovakia in 1945; the castle passed into state ownership.

The castle is located above the Náchod market square. It houses a valuable collection of paintings and Brussels tapestries, as well as a palace library.

literature

Web links

Commons : Náchod Castle  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bramsen, Bo: Huset Glücksborg. Europe's svigerfader and hans efterslægt. Copenhagen 2002. Volume 2, p. 340.
  2. ↑ Inventory history in the Fabian manual

Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ′ 7.7 ″  N , 16 ° 9 ′ 41.8 ″  E