Sights > Castles > Březnice
6.2.2010 pavel / Number of presentasion: 247
Zámecký obvod 24, 262 72 Březnice
GPS: 49° 33' 28" N 13° 57' 22" E
49.5577016333333 49.5577016333333
Tel.: +420 318 682 179 / E-mail
Originally a water keep, converted in the 16th century into a Renaissance chateau. A renaissance garden, an herb garden, a an English park surround the buildings. The historical interiors contain collections assembled by the Kolowrat a Pálffy families (family portrait gallery, library, the feasting hall, armory, etc.) a include a chateau chapel. The library (Lokšanská library) is the oldest library of the classical type in the country. The Ludvík Kuba gallery presents mostly paintings with South Bohemian motifs.