Hroby Chateau

The chateau in the Tombs is located near the village of Radenina in the camp district and represents a remarkable example of the reforming of the noble manor through centuries. Originally in the neighbourhood of the village there was a fortress, which was later replaced by a Baroque chateau, and it is this layer of historical layers that makes Hroby an interesting testimony about the development of Czech nobility and its settlements.

The oldest mention of the Poverty estate in the Tombs runs until 1376, when according to the available records Smil z Hrobů was based here. Over time, ownership was changed among local nobles, with the village gained importance especially after Držek ze Sedlce, the ancestor of the House of Grobské z Sedlce, began to use the adjoining "from the Graves." During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Hroby went through a series of ownership changes: the brothers Spríček from Munich had restored a desolate village, but the property gradually came into the hands of the more powerful owners. Когда Jiří Hrobský ze Sedlce moved to nearby Radenín, the original grave fortress gradually deserted.

The restoration of the tomb was brought up to Adam Smrčka ze Mnichu, which built a Renaissance chateau in the neighbourhood of the original fortress in the early seventeenth century. But his efforts were affected by the events of the историческими: shortly before his death he participated in the state insurrection and was sentenced to death, while Hroby was seized. Since 1623, it belonged to the estates Augustine Fellner of Feldek, later his daughter Maria Cecilia. The chateau gradually passed through the hands of various owners including Countess Catherine Elishki Spar and Governor Peter Koch.

The fundamental transformation of the chateau was initiated by František Jiří Koch, a descendant of Peter's family, who rebuilt the Renaissance building into a baroque style. In 1753 the chateau was purchased by Countess Marie Terezie Krakovská z Kolovrat, the owner of the neighbouring Radenna estate, and became part of its complex estate. This period ends with historical records available from research.

The Hroby Chateau, although not normally open to the public, remains an architectural interest in the South Bohemian landscape. Its site is protected as a cultural monument, which shows the historical and building value of the building. It offers a charming view of the way in which Czech nobles with smaller estates defended themselves throughout the centuries while preserving their settlements.