Hluboka nad Vltavou
"The most romantique castle"
Constuction started in
1350

The original royal castle of Přemysl Otakar II from the second half of the 13th century was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century by the Lords of Hradec

During the rule of
Otakar II

The Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278. He also held the titles of a Margrave of Moravia from 1247, Duke of Austria from 1251, Duke of Styria from 1260, as well as Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Carniola from 1269.

Architectural style
Gothic
The age of the castle

1350 year

X Century

The castle was founded by Iron and Golden king Otakar II. With Ottokar's rule, the Přemyslids reached the peak of their power in the Holy Roman Empire. His expectations of the imperial crown, however, were never fulfilled.

XVI century

The castle was rebuilt several times. It was first expanded during the Renaissance period by the Lord of Hradec.

XIX Century

It reached its current appearance, when Johann Adolf II von Schwarzenberg ordered the reconstruction of the castle in the romantic style of England's Windsor Castle.

XX Century

In 1940, the castle was seized from the last owner, Adolph Schwarzenberg by the Gestapo and confiscated by the government of Czechoslovakia after the end of World War II. The castle is opened to public. There is a winter garden and riding-hall where the Southern Bohemian gallery exhibitions have been housed since 1956.

2018 year

373 41 Hluboka nad Vltavou

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