Castle Fulnek Photo: Castle Fulnek

Know how much Czech castles? You can tell the exact amount he paid one businessman by the name of Theodore Reinhold behind the castle in the town of Fulnek. His purchase cost 10, 8 million crowns. It happened in 2008. And if local residents initially feared that the interior of the castle will be permanently closed to the public, and, therefore, the flow of tourists annually visiting the city, will decrease, they soon gave a sigh of relief. The dilapidated structure, which gradually fallen into disuse, is now actively repairing. Permanent reconstruction does not interfere with the conduct of interesting excursions. The new owner gave a second life to old castle and only increased the interest in Fulnek and by travelers and ethnographers. About the castle often write in the press. He participates in many programs by providing their interiors and surroundings to historical festivals.

The castle complex consists of two buildings that appeared on the site of a Gothic castle, decorating the top of a local hill. These buildings were called the Upper and Lower locks.

The upper castle was built in the XVI century in Renaissance style. Then there was a high tower, from which it was possible to observe the surroundings. It was completed in 1633. In 1801, in the castle there was a big fire that destroyed everything. The owners of the castle were able to restore only the North wing.

Lower castle appeared in the XVII century and have not been modified. It was created in the Baroque style, and it is now called Fulneck lock.

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