Kunín Chateau

The Kunín Chateau is one of the proofs that the nobility did not build their mansions just for fun and vanity. It was in Kunín that the local manor created a place where children from the surrounding area could be educated. The most famous pupil who passed through the educational institute of Countess Maria Walburga was František Palacký.

The native of nearby Hodslavice attended the chateau’s educational school for two years, and it is here that the foundations for the scientific work of the man who is known as the “Father of the Nation” can be found. He thus became the most famous pupil of this school.

From the park surrounding the chateau, Count Clement Alois of Truchses-Walburg-Zeil made the second hot-air balloon flight on our territory. The year was 1786. The chateau in Kunín is also unique because it is a jewel of Baroque architecture. It was built by the Austrian architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, who is famous, for example, for having built the Belvedere in Vienna for Prince Eugene of Savoy.

After the Second World War, the chateau fell into disrepair, so it was not far from demolition; it literally rose from the ashes in 1999, when it was acquired by the municipality of Kunín. The chateau is run by the Museum of the Novojičínsko Region and today it is one of the most famous sights, with more and more visitors every year, thanks to the fact that there is always something new.

Visitors can admire the original historical collections and authentically furnished rooms of the chateau. The chateau also houses a municipal museum with a mineral collection, which continues the tradition of the original owner, Marie Walburga. The system of chimneys and chimney vents, which visitors can also see, is interesting. The chateau park has also undergone a major transformation since 1999.

Contact

Zámek Kunín
Kunín 1
742 51 Kunín
E-mail: kunin@muzeumnj.cz
Web: http://www.zamek-kunin.cz/
Tel.: +420 556 749 420