Klenová Castle, Klatovy, Czech Republic

Klenová castle is a large castle located in southwest Bohemia near the town of Klatovy. Only ruins remain from the original castle but buildings of a new chateau were added in the 19th century.

Klenová castle was built in 1291 as a part of the frontier defence system. Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, a writer and musician from the nobility, was born here in 1564. Between the 17th and 18th centuries the castle fell in ruins but it was reconstructed between 1832 and 1838. Today it hosts an art gallery.

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Jan Hicl (2 years ago)
Nice castel to visit!

Viktor Šauer (3 years ago)
Beautiful place to visit and walk around

Martin Munzar (3 years ago)
Super

Sarah De Coninck (4 years ago)
We visited the castle and didn't know about the art gallery. We liked the artist on display very much (martin kuris) very much. It was a very pleasant surprise to walk into. There was also some artwork around the castle.

Dan Tes (5 years ago)
Really nice, romantic and historical place. Beautiful flowers around. Non reduced price for entrance is only 80 CZK. Also you can walk around the castle for free. You can choose two ways for walking - close to castle or bit far with wooden sculptures.

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