Once endangered, the New Castle in Jevišovice awaits further repairs

Jevišovice - Just four years ago, the New Castle in Jevišovice in the Znojmo region was on the list of endangered monuments. Since then, the main castle building has undergone repairs, and further extensive renovations are planned for next year. Monika Brindzáková from the press department of the South Moravian Regional Office told ČTK.

"In the years 2016 to 2017, the first stage of the repair of the main castle building was carried out, involving the repair and replacement of windows and the repair of part of the facade, which was in very poor technical condition. This repair required financial costs of approximately 8.7 million Czech crowns," the spokesperson stated.

Since 1953, the castle building has housed a Senior Home. Its premises consist of three buildings and a spacious castle park covering an area of 23 hectares. In 2018, the main entrance castle gate to the premises was repaired for 320,000 crowns. This year, the repair of eight historical statues in the castle park will take place for 650,000 crowns, which will be co-funded by the Ministry of Culture and the South Moravian Region. The Senior Home continuously revitalizes the monument-protected castle park at its own expense, where there are unique trees.

"The second phase of the facade repair on the side and rear parts of the building is planned for 2021 due to limiting financial resources. The costs for the second phase are preliminarily estimated at 16.5 million crowns," Brindzáková added.

Further modifications are expected to continue in the years 2022 and 2023, with a reconstruction and attic extension of building B to be carried out for 40 million crowns, which will allow for the transfer of some residents from triple rooms to double and single rooms.

The Neo-Gothic castle stands on the site of a Baroque wooden hunting lodge, which Count Karel Josef de Souches had built near the town of Jevišovice. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the castle became the main residence of the Counts of Ugarte, and at the end of the 19th century, it was remodeled into its current form.

The last private owners were the Larisch-Mönnich family, and since 1953, it has served as a Senior Home. Currently, it houses 105 residents, cared for by 74 employees in continuous operation.