Buchlov

Buchlov (German: Buchlau) is a royal castle in Buchlovice in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic It is located on an eponymous hill with an elevation of 508 metres (1,667 ft) within the Chřiby mountain range.

The castle was built approximately in the first part of the 13th century, but archaeological finds suggest that the area around Buchlov was settled in the oldest periods of civilization.

Unfortunately, during later capturing of Buchlov Castle by armies of Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus in the second half of the 15th century, the chapel was destroyed to the point that it was abandoned.

However, in 1701, the Buchlovice Castle was finished and in 1751 the owners, the Berchtold noble family, occupied it for more than two centuries.

In 1945, after the end of World War II, the castle was confiscated on the basis of the Beneš decrees and became property of the Czechoslovak state.

Chapel of Saint Barbara was built in the 13th century, and it was used as a funeral crypt for holders of a manor of Buchlov.