BOSKOVICE - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rodina Mensdorff - Pouilly / MP Holding, spol. s r.o. |
| Prevalent style | Classicism (incl. empire and similar styles) |
| Short description | During the Zástřizls family possession at the end of the 17th century bulit women monastery with a church. Closed in 1784. The building were used for industry purposes. Between 1819-26 was the church taken down and the monastery was rebuilt into Empire castle. It is a four-wings, three floors estate. There is a rather small english park behind the castle. |
| Expositions | Castle instalation introduces the cultural world of the aristocracy mansion between 1820-30, meaning Baroque and Empire furnitured interiors. An important part of the castle's fond id its library with over 10.000 tomes. |
| Interesting detail | The only Empire castle in the southern Moravie, a very clean Empire, style-wise. |
| Valuation | The castle is one of the cleanest Empire estates in Moravia. The simplicity of the lines and an almost frugality of the facades are its typical feature. |
| Present condition | Perfect |
| Open for public | With a guide |
| Touristic information | |
| Sightseeing tour | Sightseeing tour Č, A, N, H, F. Duration cca 60 mins., max. 45 persons. |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 36-20-400 Y: 54-85-000 |
| GPS string | 2084ZR |
| Country | Moravia (Morava) |
| Region | Jihomoravský kraj |
| District | Blansko |
| City | Boskovice |
| Street | Hradní 6 |
| Locations | 10 kms East from Kunštát. The castle is located on the end of the town, under same-named keep. There is a maintained castle garden behind the castle. |
| Contact | |
| City | Boskovice |
| Street | Hradní 6 |
| ZIP code | 680 01 |
| Phone | +420 516452241 |
| Fax number | +420 516454605 |
| boskovice.zamek@mybox.cz | |
| Access and localities | |
| Arrive | Car The best access is road 43 from Brno and then depart at signs to Boskovice onto road 18. You can park for free in two parking lots in Boskovice, cca 200 metres from square. Public Transport Train station is right in Boskovice (track 262) between Moravská Třebová and Blansko. The keep with the castle are cca 1.1 kms far from the station. |
| Parking | 0.5 km |
| Bus | 1.5 km |
| Train | 2 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 122 b SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 61 c SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 33 d |
| Cyklo-turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 28 c |
| Other | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 33 d |
| Turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 28 c SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 28 c |
| Touristic marks |  The blue mark starts at the square in Boskovice (cca 500 m), then continues to Šebetov (cca 7 kms), Drvalovice (cca 9 kms) and Letovice (cca 13 kms). The green mark starts at train station Boskovice (cca 1,1 km) and from square leads to Paprč (cca 2,5 kms) and then to Kuničky (cca 4,7 kms), Petrovice (cca 7 kms) and Blansko (cca 11,5 kms). The red mark starts at station in Skalice nad Svitavou (cca 4 kms) and leads to Valchov (cca 3 kms) around the keep and the castle, then continues to Žďárná (cca 5 kms) and Niva (cca10,5 kms). |
| Services | |
| Services |        |
| Barrierless access | 
No |
