50°24′31″N 14°2′30″E / 50.40861°N 14.04167°E / 50.40861; 14.04167 Libochovice Castle ( Czech : zámek Libochovice ) is a castle in the centre of Libochovice town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic . For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument . It is one of the most significant early Baroque castles in the county.
12-453: The castle is under the management of National Heritage Institute, it was declared a national cultural monument on 1 January 2002. The castle is not the main landmark of the town because it is only seen from the other side of the Ohře river. Libochovice Castle also boasts with the collections of tapestries, glass and porcelain. In 1787 Jan Evangelista Purkyně , a major Czech scientist and a scholar,
24-813: The Czech Republic is 4,601.1 km (1,776.5 sq mi), in Bavaria is 920.4 km (355.4 sq mi). The rest of the drainage basin is in Saxony. The drainage basin is divided to further third-level basin areas: The longest tributaries of the Ohře are: The Ohře is primarily used for irrigation and hydroelectric energy . There are two reservoirs: Skalka (built in 1962–1964, area 378 ha (930 acres) ) and Nechranice (built 1961–1968, area 1,338 ha (3,310 acres) ). Marktleuthen Marktleuthen ( German: [ˌmaʁktˈlɔɪ̯tn] )
36-438: The Czech Republic. It is 304.6 km (189.3 mi) long, of which 256 km (159 mi) is in the Czech Republic, making it the fourth longest river in the country . The name is of Celtic or pre-Celtic origin. In the 9th century, it appeared as Agara . According to one theory, its meaning was ' salmon river' (composed of the words ag , eg – 'salmon', and are , ara – 'flowing water'). Another theory suggests that
48-538: The Fichtel Mountains in an eastward direction, through Lake Weissenstadt (Weißenstädter See) and through the towns of Röslau and Marktleuthen , and, after almost 50 km, reaches the Czech-German border near Hohenberg an der Eger . It then flows through the historic region of the Czech Republic which was known until 1945 as Egerland . The river passes the towns of Cheb , ( German : Eger , like
60-419: The border section) is 49.8 km (30.9 mi) long. The highest volume flow rate occurs in spring. The average volume flow rate at the mouth is 37.94 m³/s. The lower part of the river flows through areas with the lowest average precipitation in the Czech Republic (400–500 mm). The Ohře's drainage basin has an area of 5,606.1 km (2,164.5 sq mi). The area of the drainage basin in
72-821: The castle as well. Oh%C5%99e The Ohře ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈoɦr̝ɛ] ), also known in English and German as Eger ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːɡɐ] ), is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic , a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Bavarian district of Upper Franconia in Germany, and through the Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem regions in
84-482: The garden by stonemason Jakub Mitthofer. On the east side of the building, there is a balcony with columns and stairs leading to the garden that was built up in the middle of the 19th century. From the north side, the portal of the castle with a Dietrichstein blazon is visible. In the courtyard there are embosses with the theme of the sea creatures made by Italian artists Jacob Tencalla and Giuseppe Mattoni. Italian embosses and mythological paintings can be found inside
96-567: The name was derived from agriā and meant a fast-moving, fast-flowing river. In the 12th century, Ohře was written as Egre , Oegre and Ogre . The Ohře originates in the territory of Weißenstadt in the Fichtel Mountains at an elevation of 752 m (2,467 ft), below the Schneeberg mountain. It flows to Litoměřice , where it enters the Elbe River at an elevation of 143 m (469 ft). The Ohře flows through
108-410: The river), Loket , Sokolov , Karlovy Vary , Klášterec nad Ohří , Kadaň , Žatec , Louny , Libochovice , Budyně nad Ohří and Terezín before flowing into the river Elbe at Litoměřice. The river is 304.6 km (189.3 mi) long, of which 256 km (159 mi) is in the Czech Republic, making it the fourth longest river in the Czech Republic . The German part of the river (including
120-571: Was between 1900 and 1914 by E. Fiala. The park was designed in French style by Jan Tulipán. During the 19th century, it was re-designed in English style and later restored again in the original design. The castle has four wings and is surrounded by arcades lining the courtyard. The yard is accessible from the entrance gate and leads to the Italian symmetrical garden. There are also four fountains in
132-593: Was born in Libochovice. During the Gothic period, there was a fortress at the place of recent castle, and at the year 1550 was listed as deserted. In 1560, the ruins were rebuilt into a castle. In the 17th century, one hundred years after Libochovice was declared the town by Ferdinand I , there was a huge fire, which destroyed almost half of the town. However, it was not for the first time. The town underwent three fires altogether, during which also Libochovice Castle
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#1732787135959144-409: Was severely damaged. The current image of the castle comes from the 17th century, when it was bought by Gundakar of Dietrichstein [ de ] . He asked Italian architect Antonio della Porta to restore it. Therefore, the Italian influence is evident. Antonio della Porta renewed this castle between 1683 and 1690, economic buildings were restored between 1690 and 1697. Next renewing of castle
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