Peruc
- Classification
- Château
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Louny
- Address
- nám. E. Filly 1, 439 07 Peruc
Peruč is mentioned in written sources as early as the 12th century. Peruč then belonged to the Strahov monastery, and already at that time a manor stood on the site of the present chateau. In the 16th century the manor was converted into a small chateau by Hanuš Hruška of Března. The chateau building was given a Baroque remodelling under the direction of Italian builders in the 1720s. The initiators of this reconstruction were members of the Ledebur family. The remodelling of the chateau continued in the 1760s as well, and the result of the alterations of 1760–1770 is the preserved Rococo form of the building. An English landscape park, laid out in the 18th century, adjoins the chateau. The monument directly in the centre of Peruč had several administrators after 1945, including the National Museum, which cared for it for the longest period. After 1989 the chateau came into the possession of the village of Peruč, but the village could not afford the high costs of operation and reconstruction. The monument was therefore sold, and eventually in 2013 the building was purchased by the current owner, Mrs Dominika Matušová, under whose leadership the chateau is undergoing a demanding restoration of both the exterior and interior. Since July 2020 part of the chateau spaces have again been open to the public. The southern wing of the chateau was lent as a studio in 1947 to the painter Emil Filla, and as a record of his stay and work a memorial room was opened after his death; its revival is again under consideration. The Rococo chateau at Peruč ranks today among the most valuable buildings of its type in Bohemia.