Státní zámek Jezeří

Over het museum

The predecessor of today's chateau was a Gothic castle, first mentioned in 1363–1365. At that time its owners called themselves “of Jezero” (z Jezera), and the German name was Eisenberg. In the 16th century the Hochhauser family of Hochhaus rebuilt it as a Renaissance chateau, completed in 1549. After the confiscation of the estate in 1623 it was bought by Vilém the Younger Popel of Lobkowicz. After a fire in 1646 the chateau was restored in Baroque form, completed in 1696; another major fire in 1713 led to further restoration.

The Lobkowicz family lived here until the mid-20th century. During the Second World War the chateau was occupied by the army, and from 1943 it served as a special camp for prominent prisoners, mainly senior French officers. After February 1948 it came under state ownership; the army and other organisations used it, and the building fell into serious disrepair.

In the 1970s and 1980s the chateau was threatened with demolition because of the advancing open-cast brown coal mine. It was saved by the public, geologists and an association founded after 1989 to defend it. In 1996 Martin Lobkowicz donated the chateau to the state, and since then it has been managed by the National Heritage Institute. The interiors are deliberately kept in the condition in which history has preserved them and are not crowded with collections.

Hoogtepunten

• Double-flight staircase in the entrance hall with stucco decoration
• Guided tour of 15 rooms, including the prince's and princess's apartments
• Oratory and chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows
• Exhibition “The Castle from the Lake” and a hunting exhibition
• View from the second floor over the ČSA open-cast mine
• Chateau silver room and cellars

Vaste collectie

• Zámecké interiéry – The guided tour passes through the entrance hall with its double staircase into the prince's and princess's apartments, and presents the 19th- and 20th-century chateau interiors in their unchanged, partly dilapidated state.
• Okruh bez průvodce – přízemí a sklepy – The route passes the silver room, the Capuchin rooms, the oratory of the chateau chapel, the hunting rooms and the cellars; visitors use a loaned text during the visit.

Beheerder

Národní památkový ústav

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The basic price of CZK 140 applies to the guided Chateau Interiors tour. Free admission also applies to holders of free and single-use tickets issued by the NPÚ, NPÚ staff (including up to three family members), holders of ICOMOS and Náš člověk cards, and employees with a Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (MK ČR) card. Payment is possible in cash or by card.

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

By prior arrangement, entry to the chateau can be arranged from the main courtyard, so visitors with limited mobility can see at least part of the tour on the ground floor. The access route to the site runs uphill along paths.

Kinderen & gezin

By prior arrangement a pushchair can be left at the ticket office. The tour without a guide can be walked at your own pace without a reservation.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car it is 16 km from Most via Horní Jiřetín and Černice, and 12 km from Litvínov. Cyclists can leave their bicycles at the racks in the inner courtyard.

Service & horeca

Quick snacks are sold from a window in the inner courtyard.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Wedding ceremonies take place from April to October, usually on Saturdays, in the Great Hall or in the chateau garden. Hire costs CZK 5,000 including VAT, and the date is booked at the registry office of the Horní Jiřetín town hall.

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