Státní hrad a zámek Horšovský Týn
Bishop’s castle rebuilt into a Renaissance château, offering several guided routes with a Gothic chapel, château salons and an exhibition on Countess Mitsuko.
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Over het museum
Above the ford over the river Radbuza, one of the Prague bishops had a fortified early Gothic castle of the castle type built in the mid-13th century; its most valuable part, the castle chapel, survives to this day. After the Hussite Wars the castle passed from ecclesiastical to secular hands. It was first owned by the lords of Ronšperk and from around 1535 by the lords of Lobkowicz.
After a great fire in the town in 1547, which seriously damaged the castle, Jan Popel of Lobkowicz the Younger had the half-ruined building rebuilt around 1550 into a château in the then modern Renaissance style. In 1623 the estate was bought, as confiscated property, by the imperial diplomat Maximilian of Trauttmansdorff. His family owned the château for more than three hundred years, until 1945, when the state took it over. Because it was hardly rebuilt after the Renaissance reconstruction in the 16th century, the château has kept its original character.
In 1996 the whole complex was declared a national cultural monument. It includes the main château building, the burgrave’s palace and a landscape park of almost 40 hectares. Today Horšovský Týn is one of the most accessible monuments in the country: in the main season it offers five guided routes with a total length of over five hours.
Hoogtepunten
- early Gothic castle chapel from the mid-13th century
- Renaissance interiors of the castle with an equipped armoury
- château salons, ballroom and a library of 15 thousand volumes
- castle kitchen from the 1920s and a depository with more than 2,500 objects
- exhibition on Countess Mitsuko Coudenhove-Kalergi
- landscape park of almost 40 hectares
Vaste collectie
- Grand prohlídka – Hradozámek – The guide leads through the oldest part of the castle with the early Gothic chapel and the representative rooms of the château.
- Mitsuko – The renewed exhibition tells the story of Japanese-born Mitsuko Coudenhove-Kalergi, who left her native country at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and built her life in Western Europe.
- Kuchyně – z tajů depozitáře – The route leads into the château kitchen from the 1920s and into the opened depository of glass, porcelain and textiles with more than 2,500 objects.
- Beheerder
- Národní památkový ústav
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | 220 Kč |
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| Met korting | 180 Kčseniors over 65, young people aged 18–24, and holders of a ZTP or ZTP/P card |
| Kinderen & jongeren | 70 Kčgratis t/m 5 jaar · Children aged 6 to 17 pay CZK 70; children under 5 enter free. |
| Senioren | 180 KčSeniors over 65. |
| Mensen met een beperking | 180 Kčbegeleider gratis · Holders of a ZTP or ZTP/P card. |
| Groepen | –Teacher supervision of school groups is free (1 person per 15 children, or per 10 children on the Kitchen, Burgrave’s and Mitsuko routes), as is the guide for organised groups of 15 or more; a reservation is required only for groups. |
| Kitchen route – behind the scenes of the depository | 140 KčReduced CZK 110, CZK 40 for children aged 6–17. |
| Burgrave’s route (Purkrabství) | 140 KčReduced CZK 110, CZK 40 for children aged 6–17. |
| Mitsuko route | 140 KčReduced CZK 110, CZK 40 for children aged 6–17. |
| Castle park – guided tour | 180 KčReduced CZK 140, CZK 50 for children aged 6–17; a reservation is required even for individuals. |
| Church of All Saints in Horšov | 120 KčCommentary only in Czech; the visit must be arranged in advance with the castle management. |
Each tour route has its own admission price; the basic routes Hrad, Zámek and the Grand Hradozámek tour cost CZK 220. Payment is possible by card and in cash. Free admission applies, for example, to holders of free tickets and season passes of the NPÚ.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Only the main courtyard is step-free, and with a little help the public toilets are as well; an accessible toilet is included in the construction plan. Visitors with disabilities may take a tour with an escort. The routes have 54–77 steps; the Kitchen route has only 6.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 5 jaar |
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Families with children are welcome at the château. Children aged 6 to 17 pay the reduced admission, and children under 5 enter free. In the summer season the café on the parkán also has seating for children.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Bus services run every hour from Plzeň and Domažlice; the stop is by the main road. The railway line 182 Staňkov – Poběžovice is limited to weekends and public holidays; the station is in the western part of the town.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
The square directly by the château serves as a paid car park for visitors.
Horšovský Týn lies on road I/26 Plzeň – Folmava, 44 km from Plzeň; from the D5 motorway you can leave at exit 107 or 128. The Přátelství cycle route No. 2141 runs through the town.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
In the summer season there is a café with seating on the parkán, and other restaurants and cafés are in the surroundings of the château. There is a bicycle stand at the entrance gate.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Bruiloften / trouwceremonies
The château hosts wedding ceremonies (the website has a separate page, Svatba na Horšovském Týně).
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
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| Fotograferen | Photography and filming are free on all routes, but without flash, tripod or selfie stick. |
| Goed om te weten | Tours are only with a guide, and the commentary is in Czech. The Grand Hradozámek tour lasts 60 minutes, Burgrave’s 60, Kitchen 50, Château 50, Castle 50 and Mitsuko 40 minutes; a group may have at most 23 people (Burgrave’s 10, Mitsuko 45). Animals may not enter the exhibition; the exception is small animals carried in arms or in a bag. |
