Chropyně Chateau

The chateau in Chropyně, north of Kroměříž, bears the year 1615 on its portal, when the estate was bought by Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein. From 1616 it belonged to the bishops of Olomouc. After a fire in 1643 it was rebuilt in 1701–1703 to a design by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla, the architect who also worked on the Kroměříž chateau.

The tour leads through an exhibition on the history of Chropyně from prehistoric times, focusing on folk culture and fish-pond farming. On the first floor are the Knights' Hall, King Ječmínek's Hall, recalling the legend of the Haná king Ječmínek, and ethnographic collections on rural life. The second floor is devoted to the painter, sculptor and printmaker Emil Filla, and the arcade corridor to the composer Emil Axman; both were born in Chropyně.

Since 2024 the chateau has been managed by the Chropyně town property administration (Správa majetku města Chropyně), which also holds exhibitions, cultural events and educational programmes for schools here.