KACOV - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | ČR / Lesy ČR |
| Prevalent style | Baroque (incl. rococo) |
| Short description | Fort built in Kácov in the middle of the 15th century. Reconstructed after 1635 and extended with a small Baroque castle with a wooden floor. Castle reconstructed during 1727-33 into a Baroque mansion in Italian Baroque style. Rebuilt into flats for Forest Boards employees in 1918. |
| Interesting detail | Some windows facing river are dead and have nobility figures painted on them. Legend says it is for the vassals working on the fields to think they are constantly watched by their peers. |
| Valuation | This castle is closed for public. But it's a nice example of Baroque architecture in the 18th century. Toscan princess Anna Marie's second mansion (after Zákupy). Exteriors are also an interesting example of North Italian Baroque architecure. |
| Present condition | Ruinous |
| Open for public | Closed for public |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 35-02-308 Y: 55-16-213 |
| GPS string | 0216ZA |
| Country | Bohemia (Čechy) |
| Region | Středočeský kraj |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| City | Kácov |
| Locations | 7 kms North-west from Zruč nad Sázavou. The castle is located in the southern part of Kácov on a slight uphill above river Sázava. Castle building are adjoint to the town square, where is a Plague Pillar. |
| Contact | |
| City | Kácov |
| ZIP code | 285 09 |
| Access and localities | |
| Arrive | Car The best access is highway D1, exit to Kácov, Zruč nad Sázavou (road 125). Parking right in the town square or behind restaurant on a parking lot. Public transport Train station Kácov is on track 222 and it is cca 1.5 kms from the centre. You can also get out in Kácov station, which is cca 500 metres from the town square. |
| Parking | 0.1 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 93 b SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 41 d SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 18 f |
| Cyklo-turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 15 f |
| Turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 15 f |
| Touristic marks |  The blue mark leads through Kácov, around the castle and from Kácov train station (cca 1,5 km) continues to Čestín (cca 9 kms) and Zbraslavice (cca 14 kms). The green mark begins at Kácov train station (cca 1,5 kms), leads through Stará Hu» (cca 7 kms, where it divides), to Uhlířské Janovice (cca 14 kms) or to Černíny (cca 15 kms). The red mark goes through Kácov, around the castle and continues to Český ©ternberk (cca 10 kms) then to Zruč nad Sázavou (cca 7 kms). The yellow mark begins at Kácov train station (cca 1,5 km), leads through Vranice
(cca 2 kms) to Malovidy (cca 7 kms). |
| Services | |
| Barrierless access | 
No |
