Státní zámek Hrubý Rohozec

Over het museum

The predecessor of the château was an early Gothic castle built after 1300 on a rock above the Jizera, probably by Havel of the Markvartic family, who after the new seat wrote himself “of Rohozec”. In the 14th and 15th centuries the estate passed through the hands of the lords of Turgov, the lords of Michalovice and the Krajíř of Krajek family. At the beginning of the 16th century the castle was rebuilt under Konrád Krajíř into a late Gothic seat. From the middle of the 16th century it belonged to the Vartenberks, who after 1600 converted it into a Renaissance château.

After the Battle of White Mountain the Vartenberks’ property was confiscated, and in 1623 Albrecht of Wallenstein bought it. As early as 1628 it was acquired by Mikuláš Des Fours, and his descendants resided here for more than three centuries, until the confiscation in 1945. The family, written from 1831 as Des Fours Walderode, gradually altered the château in line with the taste of the time. A baroque chapel of the Holy Trinity with baroque and rococo furnishings survives from the baroque remodelling; the present Empire appearance of the château was designed by the architect Jan Filip Joendl.

In the 19th century the most significant interiors were created, for example the dining room with romantic Gothic painting and some rooms on the second floor in the style of the second rococo. Today the interiors are presented as they looked in the 1930s, when Count Mikuláš Vladimír Des Fours Walderode lived here with his wife Gabriela Karolína and sons Maxmilián and Ludvík. The château includes a small English park with statues of saints from the 18th and 19th centuries and an artificial grotto with a view over the Jizera valley.

Hoogtepunten

• Chapel of the Holy Trinity with baroque and rococo furnishings
• Dining room with painting in the spirit of Romantic Gothic
• More than thirty furnished rooms in the state of the 1930s
• Private family apartments on the second floor, including children’s rooms
• English park with an artificial grotto and a view over the Jizera valley

Vaste collectie

• I. Reprezentační prostory (základní okruh) – Interiors of the first floor, including the chapel of the Holy Trinity, the libraries, the dining room, the green salon and the apartments of the count and countess.
• II. Soukromá apartmá (výběrový okruh) – Interiors of the second floor with the children’s playroom and bedroom, the rooms of the governess and servants, and the rooms of family members.

Beheerder

Národní památkový ústav (územní památková správa na Sychrově)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The price of CZK 220 applies to the basic tour I. Special tours (night guided tours, On the Trail of the Renaissance, Hradozámecká noc / Castle and Château Night) have their own prices and dates. Free admission is also granted to holders of free NPÚ tickets, Na památky annual passes, NPÚ staff cards, Náš člověk cards, ICOMOS cards and staff of the culture sector (tour I). Payment is possible by card or in cash.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: niet aanwezig
• 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

The tour routes are not step-free, and the building has no step-free toilets. The ticket office and the château café are accessible, and the courtyard is paved. The path from the car park leads through the park over pebbles, which may be difficult for wheelchairs and walkers. Before a visit you should contact the château management and arrange assistance for moving around the château in advance; only tour I on the first floor is recommended. A printed guide text for hard-of-hearing visitors can be borrowed free of charge at the ticket office.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The château holds shortened tours suitable for children under 7 throughout the season (the Castle for Children tour, lasting 25 minutes, with a princess costume, aimed at children aged 3 to 7). Children under 5 enter tour I free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The château dominates the northern edge of Turnov, but it is not clearly signposted from the street; look for the yellow “ZÁMEK” sign and the wrought-iron gate into the grounds. From Prague, leave the expressway for Turnov and continue along Bezručova Street.

Service & horeca

• Café

The grounds contain the château café. The toilets are about 30 m in front of the château, in the former brewery malthouse. Dogs are not allowed to enter the château; they may move only in the courtyard and the park. Bicycle stands are in the courtyard; cycling into the grounds is prohibited.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

A wedding ceremony can be held in the château’s Chapel of the Holy Trinity or in the park; dates are arranged by the registry office of the Turnov Municipal Office.

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