Zámek Opočno

Om museet

The first written mention of the Opočno stronghold dates from Cosmas's Chronicle of 1068. The stone Gothic castle was probably built by the Drslavic family around 1330, and in 1425 the Orphans (Sirotci) set it on fire. From 1495 the estate belonged to the knightly Trčka z Lípy family, who made the castle the centre of a large estate. In 1560–1567 Vilém Trčka z Lípy had today's Renaissance chateau with two-storey arcades built. Next to it he had the Church of the Holy Trinity built as a family burial place.

After the Trčka family died out, the Colloredo family bought the estate from the emperor in 1635. Around 1690 a fire destroyed the upper floor and roof of the chateau. The subsequent Baroque reconstruction of the south wing, led by the architect G. B. Alliprandi, unified the main building into its present form. The Colloredo-Mansfeld family, who held Opočno until the 20th century, gathered extensive collections of paintings, weapons and books at the chateau. After 1989 the family claimed the chateau's restitution.

The interiors today show visitors the life of a noble family at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The last rearrangement of the collections took place at the turn of 2021 and 2022. Since the 2022 season, the second floor, which previously served as a depository, has also been open to visitors. The chateau is managed by the National Heritage Institute (NPÚ), and the complex includes the chateau park with a summer pavilion (letohrádek) and a palm house.

Højdepunkter

• African Hall with collections from the travels of Prince Josef II Colloredo-Mansfeld in 1901–1902
• picture galleries with mainly Italian Baroque paintings
• Knights' and Hunting Hall with more than 2,000 weapons and pieces of armour
• private rooms of the princely family from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
• library with about 10,000 volumes
• chateau park with a summer pavilion and a palm house

Permanente udstillinger

• 1. patro zámku (základní okruh) – The tour begins in the African Hall with collections from the travels of Prince Josef II Colloredo-Mansfeld. It continues through the family's private rooms, reception salons, picture galleries with Italian Baroque works, and the library.
• 2. patro zámku – This route shows the life of the family at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in the rooms of the prince's siblings, in the guest apartments and in the family museum. It culminates in the Knights' and Hunting Hall with an extensive collection of historical weapons.

Ejer

Národní památkový ústav, územní památková správa na Sychrově

Entrépriser & rabatter

The basic price applies to the tour of the first floor (basic route) with commentary in Czech. The second floor is a separate route at the same price. Payment is possible by card or in cash. Free admission is also granted to holders of free National Heritage Institute tickets and of certain cards (for example ICOMOS). For the second floor, free entry is not granted to culture sector employee cards or ICOMOS cards. Special tours, such as night tours, staged tours or extended tours of the armouries and picture galleries, take place on announced dates according to the chateau's cultural calendar.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: findes ikke
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The chateau is not accessible for wheelchair users. Of the rooms open to the public, only the introductory African Hall is accessible without stairs; the interiors of the first and second floors can only be reached by stairs. Both courtyards are step-free (at the entrance under the arcades there is a low step of 10 cm). The ticket office is not accessible for wheelchair users because of narrow doors. A toilet for people with reduced mobility is in the visitor facilities in the first courtyard. Wheelchair users can visit part of the park with the exteriors of the summer pavilion and the palm house; the park can be entered step-free from Zámecká street. One reserved parking space is on Trčkovo náměstí (Trčka Square), about 100 m from the entrance. Holders of a ZTP or ZTP/P card may enter the pedestrian zone in front of the entrance. At all objects managed by the National Heritage Institute, a printed guide text adapted for visitors with acquired hearing loss can be borrowed free of charge at the ticket office.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Puslerum

Children are especially recommended a visit to the chateau park, which is accessible by pushchair from Zámecká street. The chateau interiors can only be reached by stairs. The visitor facilities have a baby-changing table. The chateau also runs programmes for children, such as fairy tales at the chateau, and offers shortened tours for nursery and primary schools by prior arrangement.

Transport & parkering

From Kupka Square it is about 200 m on foot along Zámecká street to Trčka Square in front of the chateau. In the village of Očelice there is a railway underpass with a clearance of 3.3 m, so double-decker buses should travel via Týniště nad Orlicí.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

The chateau shop has the same opening hours as the chateau. Refreshments and restaurants are easily found in the centre of Opočno. Cyclists can leave their bikes at the racks in the first courtyard.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

Op til 100 personer.

For wedding ceremonies, the chateau offers the Tabulnice (capacity 100 people including the registrar), the large picture gallery, the arcaded second courtyard and selected parts of the park. The Tabulnice can also be hired for lectures and for family or corporate events. The date of the ceremony must also be arranged with the registry office of the Opočno municipal office.

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