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Měšice Castle is a castle in
Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...
in the
South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region () is an administrative unit (''Regions of the Czech Republic, kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western ...
of the Czech Republic.


Location

Měšice Castle is located in the village of Měšice, which is an administrative part of
Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...
. It is situated along the Chýnov
Pelhřimov Pelhřimov () is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reser ...
road.


History

Over its 450-year history, the design of the castle has changed and evolved according to the times, tastes, requirements and finances of successive
aristocrats Aristocracy (; ) is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats. Across Europe, the aristocracy exercised immense economic, political, and social influence. In Western Christian co ...
. The immediate environs of the castle is known as the Castle Park. In 1545, the knight Prokop of Hejlovec built a
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style
manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
in the village of Měšice. During this time, the villages of Měšice, Čekanice and Stoklasná Lhota all belonged to the Prokop family of Hejlovec. John Joseph Caretto, the Count of Mellisimo, rebuilt the manor house in 1699 into a
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castle. In 1792, John Hannygar of Eberg built special water toilets in the castle. These water toilets still work today. In 1817, John Schmidgräber of Lusteneg enlarged the building and, in the
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, installed an ostentatious staircase and recreated the facade of the castle. After 1877, the castle belonged to the Nádherný family (
baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than ...
s) of Borutín. Since 1997, the castle has been the property of Jan Berwid-Buquoy.


Tourism

There is a tour named "Living, Life and Work in the Château". The furniture that was owned by well-known personalities such
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,
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,
Jan Masaryk Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14 September 1886 – 10 March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbule ...
,
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,
Jan Bervida Ing. Jan Bervida (4 September 1893 in Radkov, district Tábor – 26 January 1962 in New York, USA). Residence: United States of America, 1948–1962. Head of department of Czechoslovakian Civilian Airways (1929–38 and also 1945–47). Vice ...
is exhibited, among others. Special exhibitions include: *"
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and His Times" – Policy, Economy (American historical
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belonging to well known personalities (including Kennedy, his brother
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,
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,
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and
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) and Social affairs of the 40s, 50s and 60s in the United States. *"
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– Politician, European and Humanist" – An exhibition about the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. *"The Occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet army on 21st August 1968" – Photos, stories and weapons.


Other

The castle is also the seat of the Czech Institute For International Meetings, which was founded in 2000 and its President is Jan Berwid-Buquoy.


References


Bibliography

*Cikhart, Roman: "Táborsko", Tábor 1921. *Pourová, Renata: "Hrady, zámky a tvrze, které přežily rok 2000 – Jihočeský kraj" (Castles, Chateaux and Fortresses Extant in the Year 2000 – The Region of Southern Bohemia), , České Budějovice 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mesice Castle Tábor Castles in the South Bohemian Region