Chateau - Ernestinum
Add to plannerThe castle-Ernestinum is one of the oldest preserved monuments in the town. The original wooden fortress was rebuilt in the mid-14th century into a stone castle, nowadays the eastern part of the building with a Gothic bay window, by the then owner of the estate, Arnošt of Pardubice, the first Czech archbishop.
Details
Opening hours
Wednesday to Sunday: 12.00-18.00
Contact
František Drtikol Gallery, contributory organization of the town of Příbram Chateau - Ernestinum Tyršova 106, 261 01 Příbram 1 Gallery director: BcA. Jan Freiberg
info@gfdp.cz
739 983 876
www.galerie-drtikol.com
Information
Nearest public transport stop
Hospital Jirásek Sady
Accommodation in the surroundings
At the end of the 17th century, the ruined castle was extended by the southern wing and rebuilt into a chateau. Its new history is connected with the massive development of silver ore mining in Příbram, which necessitated the establishment of a montane apprenticeship. In the 1840s, the building was enlarged by a third, western wing. The surrounding walls were cut down and the ditches filled in. The Mining Academy was granted university status in 1895. Nine years later it was renamed the Mining College. In 1945 it was decided to move it to Ostrava.
The appearance of the building changed after the building modifications at the end of the 1970s. The different structure and colour of the masonry distinguish the different stages of the building's reconstruction.
Nowadays, the Chateau-Ernestin houses a ceremonial hall and a municipal gallery, named after the important Czech photographer František Drtikol, who was born in Příbram.
