Stránov
- Classification
- Château
- Pays
- Tchéquie
- Région
- Mladá Boleslav
- Adresse
- Jizerní Vtelno 83, 294 31 Jizerní Vtelno
Stránov Neo-Renaissance château stands on a promontory above the Strenický stream in the village of Jizerní Vtelno, approximately 7 km south of Mladá Boleslav. It has been recorded as an immovable cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1967. Written sources first mention, in 1429, a timber manor and its lord, Bohuněk of Stránov. On the same site, at the instigation of Jaroš of Sovojovice, a massive Gothic castle — called Nový Stránov (New Stránov) — was built in the 1460s. From 1545 until 1589 the castle was owned by the Berk of Dubá family, and after them by Karel of Biberštejn, the chief mintmaster. The Slavata family was the next to hold Stránov. The Bibrštejns or the Slavatas had the castle converted into a Renaissance château. In 1642 the château passed into the hands of a member of the Brandenburg nobility, Jan of Lisau. Rudolf Adam of Lisov, son of Jan of Lisau, married the great-granddaughter of the astronomer Tycho de Brahe, Alžběta Lidmila, who wrote Family Memoirs published in book form in 2002. Through a further marriage, in 1746 Jan Václav Příchovský of Příchovic came to Stránov; he had the château remodelled in the Baroque style, a Baroque garden laid out, a sandstone fountain built, and the Church of St Václav erected. At the end of the 18th century the master of the château was Václav Vojtěch Herites, followed by Jan Herites and then the knight Bedřich Neubauer. In the 1890s Marie of Waldstein-Wartenberg had the château converted into a Romantic Neo-Renaissance form, as it is known today, to designs by Josef Schulz. In 1917 the director of the Škoda Works, Josef Šimonek (elevated to the baronetcy in recognition of his services), purchased the château. His family lived here until 1950, when their property was nationalised. Subsequently a children's home was established in the building, and the farm buildings were used by the local agricultural cooperative, resulting in very insensitive alterations to the interiors, the destruction of the furnishings, and the loss of some of the farm buildings. Since 2003 Stránov has been in the hands of the Šimonek family again. The château was first opened to the public in its history in 2004, and partial reconstructions of both the interiors and exteriors are proceeding. Cultural and social events are held at the château during the summer season.
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