Dobříš Castle and Svatá Hora (The Holy Mountain)
About one hour drive from Prague there is a charming rococo chateau from the second half of the 18th century. Until the World War II it was the property of the noble family Colloredo-Mansfeld. In 1942 the chateau was expropriated by the Nazis and in 1945 it revolved to the state and was used for about 50 years as the home of writers. In 1998 it was returned together with the French and English Park into private property, the nowadays owner is Jerome Colloredo-Mannsfeld.
During the visit you will have an opportunity to see eleven rooms in the rococo and classicism style, furnishing and paintings becoming from different European regions. Behind the palace there is an unique specimen of garden architecture, French Park, which evokes with its flowery ornaments and cut hedge fences the atmosphere of the Vienna Schonbrunn. It is the pearl among the gardens of the Czech Republic.
With its super panorama, the Holy Mountain has welcomed visitors for more than 330 years. The first miracle happened there in 1632, and stood at the beginning of pilgrimages. Starting in 1653, with Jesuits´carefulness, the small chapel was rebuilt into a spectacular residence. Gradually, it became the most famous Bohemian place of pilgrimage and a significant centre of Marian cult in Europe.
The basilica is situated on the terrace with a balustrade. There are a cloister, four closed chapels and nine open ones in the lower part of the Baroque complex. Apart from the Miraculous Statuette of the Virgin Mary of the Holy Mountain, the main altar, the whole made of silver, is a jewel of the sanctuary at the Holy Mountain.
Dobříš (IPA: [ˈdobr̝̊i:ʃ]) is town with about 7,900 inhabitants, 40 km south of Prague. It was first mentioned in 1252 in a document signed by King Wenceslas I. Dobříš was given the town privileges by King Ferdinand I in 1543.
Dobříš Chateau
opening hours
April - October - denně 8.30 - 17 h
November - March - denně 8.30 - 16 h (nutná rezervace)
fee
adults - 100 Czk
children, students, pensioners - 60 Czk
family - 230 Czk
foreign language presentation - 180 Czk
guided tour
number of tours - 1
lenght - 60 min.
other expositions - Francouzský park – 20 Kč
services
barrier-free access - Ne
language versions Cz, Ger, Eng,
souvenirs
WC
restaurant
weddings
lease of the premises
social events
parking - 0,1 km placené
Dobříš is a large Rococo chateau located in Dobříš, municipality Příbram. First written reference to this place dates back to 1252; 1262-1321 it was owned by the Rožmberk family, then Štěpán of Tetín. Later on, Dobříš, the then royal manor was bought by Jan of Luxemburg, who had a castle built there. The castle became the seat of a royal master of the hounds. The extramural settlement became a small town, suffering a lot during the Hussite wars. Owners of the castle were numerous e.g. the Kolovrats, Švamberks, Lobkovics, and even the Czech king Ferdinand I. At the beginning of 17th century the emperor Rudolf II had the castle replaced by a manor hosting the district office. In 1630 the demesne was sold to the count Bruno Mansfeld. In 1942 the chateau was seized by the Nazis and, at the end of the World War II, by the state. In 1998 it was denationalized and returned back to the Colloredo-Mansfeld family, and to its present owner Jerome Colloredo-Mannsfeld respectively.
The chateau is a three-winged building roofed with mansard roofs. Interiors include eleven rooms designed in late-Baroque, Rococo, and Neo-Classical styles. The most beautiful room is so called Mirror Hall with stucco decorations and frescoes. In the adjacent five-level French garden in the style of Schoenbrun, Austria, visitors may find Baroque statues by Ignác František Platzer and an orangery; the English park is also worth taking a walk any time of the year.
opening hours
April - October - denně 8.30 - 17 h
November - March - denně 8.30 - 16 h (nutná rezervace)
fee
adults - 100 Czk
children, students, pensioners - 60 Czk
family - 230 Czk
foreign language presentation - 180 Czk
guided tour
number of tours - 1
lenght - 60 min.
other expositions - Francouzský park – 20 Kč
services
barrier-free access - Ne
language versions Cz, Ger, Eng,
Chateau Dobříš
The Rococo chateau with marked façade, rich stucco decoration, French garden and English park originated in the middle of the 18th century. After the Second World War it was used for almost fifty years by the Union of Czech Writers, in 1998 it was returned to the private ownership of the family Colloredo-Mansfeld.
Zámek Dobříš
263 01 Dobříš
Phone: +420 318 521 240
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Web:www.zamekdobris.cz
