Kačina

Kačina is a significant Empire style castle in Svatý Mikuláš in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Kačina was built from 1806 to 1824 in place of the defunct medieval village of Kačín as a prestige mansion of the supreme burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia and president of the governorate, Jan Rudolf Chotek (1748–1824).

The architectural scheme was drawn up by Saxon royal architect Christian Franz Schuricht (1753–1832) from Dresden.

The main (central) building with exquisite halls was the residence of the family, with two-quarter circle adjacent lower wings with pillared colonnades where the guest rooms were situated.

The castle is surrounded by a vast park that was founded already in 1789, according to the plan of famous Viennese botanist Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727–1817).