Hněvčeves
- Classification
- Other
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Hradec Králové
- Address
- 503 15 Nechanice
In the village of Hněvčeves, approximately 17 km north-west of Hradec Králové, stands the fine late Baroque former rectory building, whose history reaches back to 1767 and which has been a listed monument since 1994. The Baroque rectory building was erected in 1767 at the direction of the then owner of the Cerekvice estate, Filip Jiří Brown. The Cerekvice estate with the village of Hněvčeves remained in the possession of the Brown family until 1816. After the death of Filip Jiří Brown and of his surviving widow, the property passed to her nephew, Count Vincenc von Sztaray. Count Vincenc von Sztaray sold the property in 1822. The new owner of the estate was Count Jan Kolowrat-Krakowský, who however sold it after only ten years, in 1832, to Franz Xaver Girtler, knight of Kleeborn. A number of clergymen resided in the rectory building, which has undergone several renovations over the course of its history. Among the most notable was Josef Antonín Janiš (1749–1821), a Catholic priest who was among the most eminent beekeepers of his day. He was a pioneer of top-bar hive-keeping in this country and the author of several treatises on beekeeping. In 2009 the building underwent a comprehensive renovation, through which this historic Baroque structure was rescued. For this renovation, representatives of the construction firm Metrostav and the investor, the Civic Association "HK 777 let", received the honorary award "Building of the Year of the Hradec Králové Region 2010". The building is owned by Mr Ivan Tejkl but is operated by the association "Hradec Králové 777 let". The Hněvčeves rectory today offers an unusual experience in the form of accommodation, but also provides suitable conditions for seminars, training sessions, courses, lectures, and similar events. Celebrations of significant anniversaries and similar occasions may also be arranged. The rectory is furnished with period items corresponding to the different eras through which it has passed — visitors may thus see original examples from the late Baroque period as well as from the epochs of Classicism, Empire, and Biedermeier.
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