Březnice Castle: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Lokšanská Library in Březnice Castle is the oldest castle hall for a library in the Czech Republic preserved in its original form and dates from 1558.

Culture and History

During a self-guided tour of Březnice Castle, the individual noble families are presented, along with interiors from the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Empire periods. The historic buildings in the town also include the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier. Carlo Lurago and his brother Martin built it between 1642 and 1650. Its single-nave interior with side chapels is richly decorated with stucco and numerous works of art.

The current appearance of the Březnice synagogue dates from 1874. In the Jewish cemetery, the Hebrew tombstones, in their inscriptions and forms, recall the tombstones in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague. The Ludvík Kuba Gallery in Březnice adds another cultural highlight. In four halls, it displays works featuring motifs from Březnice and South Bohemia, as well as portraits, figure paintings and genre paintings.

Nature and Trails

The grounds of Březnice Castle continue southwards into an English park and further east into an extensive castle game reserve. The park and garden of Březnice Castle are freely accessible to the public at the stated times.

The Tušílkova Trail is laid out as a forest path for families with children. Along the path, there are various stations offering educational opportunities.

Enjoyment and Local Character

The Herold Brewery in Březnice brews beer using traditional technology with a high proportion of manual work. The brewery is also a single-storey Baroque building that was erected after 1722 and has almost completely preserved its historic character.

Geographical Location

The Vinice terrain feature, a mountain, is located in the immediate vicinity of Březnice. The mountain points Štěrbina, Praha and Velká Třemošná are also located in the surrounding area.

The historical site Lety u Písku – Memorial to the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti in Bohemia is also located in the vicinity of Březnice. In the wider regional area are Zvíkov Castle, as well as the ruins of Valdek and the Radomysl Mediumwave Radio Mast.

More local pages: Borotice, Hreben, Vševily, Občov, Suchodol, Drásov, Ouběnice, Dubenec

To the higher-level travel overview: Příbram District.