Černá Voda

Classification: Château
Pays: Tchéquie
Adresse: Černá Voda 67, 790 54 Černá Voda

The village of Černá Voda, which takes its name from the stream of the same name, is situated in historical Silesia at the foot of the Rychlebské hory mountains. The north-eastern edge of the village is formed by Černá Voda château, a registered immovable cultural monument. The village of Černá Voda is first mentioned in 1284 as a possession of the Bishop of Breslau, Tomáš II. Zaramba. A village headman's seat already existed here at that time. The village perished during the Bohemian-Hungarian wars of the 15th century and was newly established between 1579 and 1581. It remained in the direct possession of the bishops until the abolition of patrimonial administration, with only the subordinate administrative centres changing. Apparently in connection with the re-settlement of the village, the hereditary headman's seat was revived and became an independent episcopal fief. One of the earliest holders — probably Caspar Göppert or Kryštof Gebhard — initiated the construction of the oldest part of the château complex. The original building had fortified features, still discernible in the loophole windows in the north-eastern wall and in the chapel, which originally served as a defensive bastion. The seat acquired the more comfortable character of a Renaissance residence after 1617 under the Mückusch family, later elevated to the rank of knights von Buchberg. The bastion was converted into a chapel with a barrel vault and served as the family necropolis. Under Jan Zikmund Mückusch in the second half of the 18th century, late Baroque alterations were carried out: a new staircase was built and new roof trussing was erected over the north-western wing. The Mückuschs also built a smaller château in nearby Dolní Červená Voda. In 1798 Ernst Urban Mückusch von Buchberg sold both estates to Count Conrad von Sternberg-Rudelsdorf. In 1785 a local parish was established in Černá Voda, so that church services were held in the château chapel until the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary was completed in 1788. From the beginning of the 19th century the headman's seat was held for many years by commoners (e.g. Johann Tschirsch, Johann Hohlbaum, Dr Gustav Linnartz). The rapid succession of owners prevented significant alterations; only the farm building was extended and a black kitchen was installed. The headman's seat assumed its present form, comprising a residential building, stables, a wall, a tower, and a chapel. In 1910 Baron Ferdinand von Skal, the owner of nearby Kobylá, became the owner. After the Second World War the château was confiscated, and in 1948 a primary school was installed within it, leading to inappropriate alterations (including the later replacement of the shingle roof by asbestos-cement sheeting). From 1975 the Moravian Electrotechnical Works of Postřelmov were accommodated in the château, carrying out invasive interventions (notably the concreting of floors). After 1989 the château served, now in private ownership, as a shoe factory. From 2000 the château was owned by Michaela Talašová Flachbartová, who repaired the roofs (plain-tile and shingle covering on the chapel). The present owner Magdaléna Sokolová began a systematic restoration of the building in 2024.

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