Transcript Castle Zasmuky

Castle Zasmuky
Is a renaissance castle with various independent buildings
which could, or need not, be linked.
Data
Address : Castle Zásmuky
Komenského Náměstí 1
281 44 Zásmuky
Czech Republic
Tel.: 0042 321 796 290
e-mail: [email protected]
www.zamek-zasmuky.cz
Registered historical Monument
no. 883/1-9
Distance from Prague : 45 Km / 50min.
Prague – D1 exit Ríčany,
Road no. 2 - direction Kutná Hora
or Prague – Road no.2 – direction
Kutná Hora
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Situation plan
1- the main castle
2 –the small castle
3 – two flats and a garage
4 – entrance tower
5 – garden house
6 – garden cottage
7 – storage rooms
8 – grotto
9 – kennel
10 – modern prefabricated hall
11 – barn
12 – fruit storage cellar
13 – 2nd barn
14 – farmer’s house
15 – stables
16 – cow sheds
A +B –lakes
C – the old orchard
D –new orchard
The marked aria (circled yellow) is 17ha.
The main entrance tower as seen from the Village Square
and its other side, leading into the castle area.
The present state of the main buildings
Plan of central building
So far practically all the buildings of the castle have new roofs. The main castle has new windows, the
outside walls are repaired and have new plaster. Only the courtyard and the rooms inside still wait to be
repaired.
The small castle
The small castle was built in place of the
original moat in the early 17th century.
The ground floor stables are an enormous
open stone structure, the length of which
can be seen in the lower picture. The
flying bridge connecting the main and the
small castle can be seen in the top left
photo while the entrance to the stables is
in the photo above.
Main castle description
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The castle of Zasmuky faces the main
village square, yet one is unaware of it,
due to the surrounding park. Within the
17ha park there are two lakes (1.4 ha).
Apart from some old trees most of the
park was used as an orchard, to store fruit
there is an underground room of 30 meters
(width 6 m) built into a hill.
The castle has 16 buildings covering a
10000 m2 area
The main castle- 71*68=4830 m2
Second floor : 15 rooms, 3 corridors
First floor:19 rooms, 2 reception rooms, 2
corridors
Ground floor: 21 rooms
Cellars: 8 rooms
Small castle :
First floor: 8 rooms,1 corridor
Ground floor stables 60*12= 7220 m2
The rest of the buildings have a further 60
rooms
Grotto
The 18th century Grotto is at
present being repaired.
Park and one of the Lakes
an illustration of the open spaces around the main buildings.
The main
castle
in 1992
The army left Zasmuky totally ruined. In 1982 a fire demolished the roof and
tower of the main building and no repairs took place until 1992, when it was
returned to the heir of the former owner.
Reconstruction
Before all else it was necessary to
reinforce the basic structure.
Roofs, windows and plaster work
followed.
The other buildings on the property
At the entrance in to the park there are two,
as yet un-repaired, houses. The gardener’s
cottage has 3 rooms on the ground floor,
the gardeners house has 6 rooms on two
floors. A modern prefabricated hall, 560
m2, left over from the army, could be used
for various sporting activities.
Former farm buildings
The large barn (no14), the stables (no 13 which could be made in to a two story
building) and the sty with another, fourth barn attached (no 16).