Jemnice - Czech-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic - Castles on Waymarking.com

The chateau originated with the reconstruction of a squire's castle that was established most likely in the first half of the 13th century. During the war in 1943, the chateau served as a hiding place for Viennese art collections. It also served as a dormitory for students of the Vienna conservatory. In 1945, the chateau was seized, and the chateau buildings were utilised by the military for housing troops. After the barbaric devastation of the chateau with the silent approval of the army, entrepreneurial groups and organisations tried unsuccessfully to take possession the chateau complex, and so it was listed by the city as a vacant and abandoned structure at the turn of the 21st century. In 2012, the entire complex was symbolically transferred under a lease to the Cyriacs (the international non-government organisation of the Order of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Heart), who are repairing the chateau.

The chateau is gradually being transformed into a sanatorium with a rehabilitation centre for modern war veterans from around the world. The museum's interactive military exhibit is also worth a visit. Photographs depict the stories of the people who fought in the Second World War. Another exhibit is titled "Tmavomodrý svet" ("Dark Blue World," 2001). It is a documentary exposition on the filming of the movie of the same name. The expositions are complemented by exhibits on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Today, the Jemnice Chateau includes an expansive complex with a garden, park, ponds, and several buildings. Although the chateau is currently undergoing long-term reconstruction, parts of it are open and accessible to the general public.

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