Zámek Paskov

Paskov, Czech Republic (Czechia)

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Zámek Paskov, located in Paskov in the Czech Republic, originated as a wooden Gothic fortress likely built in the 13th century. Its first written mention dates to 1484. At the end of the 16th century, Ctibor Syrakovský rebuilt the fortress into a Renaissance castle. The castle was damaged during the Thirty Years' War and burned down multiple times, with major restorations in the late 17th century in Baroque style by the Bruntálský family.

In 1869, it was rebuilt in a Neoclassical style by its then owner Saint Genois d'Aneaucourt, featuring a risalit with a triangular pediment and balcony. The last noble owners were the Stolbergs, who added a dome to the tower and built a Neo-Baroque chapel dedicated to St. Elisabeth from Thüringen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

After being confiscated in 1945, the castle served as an oncology hospital from the 1950s to 2004, after which it was abandoned and fell into disrepair. The city of Paskov purchased and began restoring it in 2013. Today, the castle houses a museum showcasing local history, a collection of coats of arms, models of wooden churches, and hosts cultural events. It is surrounded by a 17-hectare park with rare trees, statues of mythological figures, and is designated a protected natural monument due to the presence of a rare beetle species.