Kašna v zámeckém parku

Fountain

Beautiful fountain near the square

Originally a wooden fountain from the 18th century, stood in the square opposite the church. It is made of sandstone, in the middle stands a statue of a nymph. The author of the design and the building itself was the local builder Toman. It was moved to the castle park in 1837. Originally a wooden fountain from the 18th century stood on the square opposite the church. It is made of sandstone, with a statue of a nymph in the middle. The author of the design and the building itself was the local builder Toman. It was moved to the chateau park in 1837.

The park is protected by the state. It was built in 1820 - 1830 by Peter Count Marcolini - Feretti. In the places of the park there was originally a pond "Na Martinově popluží" and a field. The pond was covered with clay, the terrain was generally uphill. The acquired land was used to establish an English, freely landscaped park. There are many rare plants and trees. In the upper right corner of the park wall there is an open Empire pavilion as a rest area, in the upper left corner an artificial cave (grotta) with a view. An orangery was built in the lower part of the park, where tropical plants and cacti were grown and bonsai. The oldest bonsai in Europe was bred here, transported to the Botanical Garden in Liberec after liquidation of the orangery (1948). The fountain with a nymph from 1837 was moved to the park from the square where it originally stood. There is an aviary for exotic birds in the park. From the history of the park When Count Hynek Vitanovský of Vlčkovice bought the Kyšperk estate in 1650, he had the original fortress rebuilt into an early Baroque chateau during his reign and he built a chateau chapel, the present church of Sts. Wenceslas. At that time, a chateau terrace with a view of the Podměstí was also built, on which the estate descended directly from the chateau along two-armed sandstone stairs, which are equipped with a skittle balustrade. The park, which is situated behind the castle uphill, did not exist at that time. Right behind the chateau, in the place of today's Vitanovského Street, there was the Na Martinově Pond and the fields that belonged to the Kyšperský subjects were stretched from the pond. The nobility then exchanged the land with them. Baroque chapel of st. John of Nepomuk on a pentagonal ground plan, which rises above the park and leads to the linden alley, was built during the reign of the Breds in 1734 - 1736. The nature landscape park was founded by Count Petr Marcolini - Feretti in 1820 - 1830. This Saxon nobleman married Kyšperk by marriage to Countess Maria Anna Cavriani in 1794. During his reign the town underwent many fundamental changes. After a devastating fire in 1824, almost the entire square was rebuilt from bricks and marl. Houses on the north and south sides gained arcades. The Earl was also the first to begin the construction of new roads and the reconstruction of the old ones. Thanks to him, the town was given an original sled, where Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812 fled from Russia. He stopped by on his way to Dresden and spent the night with Saxon State and Chamber Minister Camilla Marcolini - Feretti, Father Peter. He drove a new sled from Dresden and left those from Russia. Peter then had them brought to Kyšperk. Originally, the garden consisted of three land plots, on which was also placed a vegetable and flower garden (later horticulture). When Peter died, his daughter, married to Nimptsch, was involved in completing the park. During the Romantic period, an Empire gloriette and an artificial cave - grotta - were built in the park with a view. The length of the corridor, which was pierced by a marl rock, is about 25 m. The ceiling of the cave is vaulted with bricks. At the end there are three windows allowing a view of the landscape. Originally, they were set in differently colored glass, which was supposed to enhance the beauty of the surrounding nature. Above the cave is a lookout with metal railings and benches. Above the entrance to the grotto, which is closed by a lattice, there is a statue of an angel with offended head. Between the castle and the park there is an arched bridge made of sandstone blocks, equipped with a railing at the top. In the middle of the park was a skittle alley, which was frequently visited by summer guests. At that time, magnolias were planted in the castle courtyard in the spirit of the times, but they did not correspond with the environment. An orangery was built on the edge of the park, where the oldest bonsai in Europe was grown. There were two fountains on Wenceslas Square. The lower fountain was in danger of being demolished, so it was dismantled in 1937 and rebuilt in the park opposite the entrance from the square, ie on the edge of the central meadow. This placement was later criticized many times for its illogicality and impropriety.