Fulnek - North Moravia, Czech Republic - Castles on Waymarking.com

The chateau in Fulnek can be seen from far and wide, with its characteristic form and location in the landscape serving as an excellent point of orientation. It is one of the most famous landmarks of Moravské Kravarsko.

The original castle guarding the historical border between Moravia and Silesia stood in this spot as early as the turn of the 14th century. Its first owners, then, were either the Lords of Lichtenburg or the later owners of Fulnek, the Lords of Kravare. Other aristocratic families took turns as owners of the castle, which was gradually transformed into a renaissance chateau. Further renovations were carried out by the Skrbenský of Hríšt, before it was confiscated for the support of the Unity of the Brethren. The chateau was seized by the Swedes, who remained there until the end of the Thirty Years' War.

The greatest catastrophe was the fire of 1801 that engulfed the entire city and destroyed part of the chateau. In the mid-19th century, it was bought, along with the Fulnek estate, by King Leopold of Belgium for his son, Philip. During the war, the chateau served as offices for the Germans, and after the war was used for storage. Today, the chateau is under private ownership, and is not open to the public.


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Zámek tvorí jednu z nejznámejších dominant Moravského Kravarska.
Puvodní hrad strážící starobylou hranici mezi Moravou a Slezskem stál na tomto míste zrejme už na prelomu 13. a 14. století. Jeho prvními majiteli tak byli budto už pánové z Lichtenburku nebo pozdejší majitelé Fulneku, rod pánu z Kravar. Ve vlastnictví se strídaly další šlechtické rody a hrad se postupne menil v renezancní zámek. Další prestavbu provádeli Skrbenští z Hríšte, kterým byl ale pro podporu Jednoty bratrské pozdeji zkonfiskován. Zámek byl dobyt Švédy, kterí jej opustili až poté, co skoncila Tricetiletá válka.

Nejvetší pohromou byl požár v roce 1801, který zachvátil celé mesto a znicil i cást zámku. Ten koupil spolu s fulneckým panstvím v polovine 19. století belgický král Leopold pro svého syna Filipa. Za války sloužil zámek nemeckým úradum, po válce jako sklad. Dnes je zámek v soukromých rukou a verejnosti je neprístupný.

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