Načeradec Castle was built in 1734 by Franz Joseph von Starhemberg, a member of one of Austria’s most prominent noble families. The Neo-Baroque residence became a symbol of grandeur and tranquility—a character it has retained to this day.
Over the course of nearly three centuries, the castle passed through the hands of many owners. In 1925, its gates opened under the auspices of the Association of War Disabled, which established a children’s home there. Later, the castle served as a boarding school and, until the 1970s, as a reformatory. Its walls have witnessed joy and sorrow, the sound of children’s footsteps, and long years of silence.
The estate also includes a 250-year-old cellar where time breathes from every stone, and a sprawling English park with majestic trees that have witnessed entire generations. The castle once included a nursery, which still adjoins the park and lends the place a gentle touch of the care for beauty from days gone by.
Since the end of 2019, the castle has once again been in the hands of those who care about it—a private family whose roots partly lie in the Načeradek region. Their goal is not only the sensitive restoration of the castle grounds, but also the revitalization of cultural heritage and the return of life to a place where it had almost been lost.