Státní zámek Hrádek u Nechanic

Over het museum

Count František Arnošt of Harrach, an important member of the Jilemnice line of the family, built the castle at Hrádek u Nechanic in 1839–1857 as a representative and summer residence. The romantic castle was based on a design by the English architect Edward Buckton Lamb in the Tudor Gothic style. The construction was led by the young Austrian architect Karl Fischer, who adapted the plans and also designed the interior decoration.

The interiors were made mainly by local craftsmen, and many antiques, mainly from Italy and Austria, were brought to the castle; often these were whole portals, ceilings or complete room fittings. Alongside the construction, in 1844 part of the surrounding forest was laid out as a 24-hectare landscape park by the garden designer Krüger, and a 200-hectare deer park and pheasantry were created.

In 1945 the castle was confiscated under the Beneš Decrees. Today it is managed by the National Heritage Institute; in 2001 it was declared a national cultural monument. The castle exhibition shows how the nobility lived in the second half of the 19th century, in original furnishings: the representative rooms, the apartments of the count and countess, the picture gallery, guest rooms and the castle chapel. The tour also includes the castle cellars with access to the clock tower.

Hoogtepunten

• representative halls on the ground floor and original furnished interiors from the second half of the 19th century
• private apartments of the count and countess
• castle cellars with 19th-century boilers and access to the clock tower
• castle chapel and picture gallery
• landscape park and deer park

Vaste collectie

• Lesk a sláva Harrachů (základní okruh) – In the original richly decorated and furnished interiors, this tour shows noble living in the second half of the 19th century, as well as the representative halls on the ground floor.
• Osobní život šlechty – The tour leads through the original private rooms of the Harrachs from the second half of the 19th century and is open from May to September.
• Zámeckými sklepy na věž – The seasonal tour through the castle cellars with 19th-century boilers and the 1914 electrical installation leads up to the clock tower.

Beheerder

Národní památkový ústav (územní památková správa na Sychrově)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The basic admission applies to the tour Splendour and Glory of the Harrachs with a guide in Czech. Holders of free NPÚ tickets and selected cards (e.g. ICOMOS) also enter free of charge. Parking: car CZK 40, coach CZK 100, motorcycle and bicycle free.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The basic tour Splendour and Glory of the Harrachs is step-free (arranged at the ticket office, entrance through the side door), as are the Christmas and Easter tours that follow its route; the other tours have many steps and narrow spaces. In the courtyard there are public toilets, one of which is adapted for wheelchair users (the key is at the souvenir shop). The castle park is freely accessible for wheelchair users. Holders of an OZP card may park free of charge in the small car park in front of the courtyard gate. For deaf visitors the basic tour is offered in Czech Sign Language as videos via QR codes; for people with acquired hearing loss a printed text is available to borrow.

Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig

Schools and kindergartens are offered worksheets and Christmas and Easter programmes. Prams are not allowed in the castle; the park is freely accessible.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

In the village of Hrádek, navigation may lead into a dead end with a barrier; keep to the main road towards the Church of St George. GPS: 50°13′24″ N, 15°40′1″ E.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

In the courtyard there is a souvenir shop and public toilets.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The castle offers weddings.

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