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The Castle Ledeč is a Czech château built originally as a castle (both terms are used interchangeably in this article due to lack of historical clarity), located in the city of Ledeč nad Sázavou in the Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region. The main castle tower is 32 meters tall and the castle contains a contemporary museum.

The company that owns the castle is Hrad Ledeč nad Sázavou, 75% is owned by the city of Ledeč nad Sázavou and 25 % is owned by a local firm Kovofiniš, which is owned by 5 persons, Josef Zikmund owns a dominant share of 77%

During 2017 the Castle was visited by 15 204 tourists.

History

 * 1181: First written record of Ledeč nad Sázavou comes, a document mentions ruler Zikmund of Ledeč.


 * 1220: Mention of men from Ledeč in connection with Zikmund's death.

The castle itself may have have been founded in the first half of the 13th century.


 * 1416: Lords Mikuláš Pešíkův and Mikuláš Václavův, sign a document against the burning of Jan Hus; In the Hussite era Ledeč lords stood on the side of the Hussite's.


 * 1440: Manor comes into the possession of Ledečských z Říčan and Meziříčských z Lomnice.
 * 1509: Žofka ze Sovince dies during the collapse of the east palace with her husband Burian Ledečský z Říčan and their two sons.
 * 1562: Zdeněk Meziříčský obtains a majestate turning Ledeč into a town, this includes the privilege of using a seal.
 * 1569: Trčkové z Lípy aquired the manor estate.
 * 1634: The manor estate is confiscated and divided after Erdman Trčka z Lípy takes part in the valdštejn conspiracy.
 * 1636: Adrian from Enkenfurt, acquires the château.


 * 1677: Adrian's son sells Ledeč to Michael Osvald from Thun, the château is repaired and the Thunov Lustschloss is created.
 * 1723: Věžníkové acquire the château from Adrian's daughters


 * The château trades hands until 1753 when Ignác z Kochu sells the château to Maria Theresa. It is later donated to a Damenstift, which she created.
 * 1879: Three day long fire at the castle destroys main living quarters.
 * 1919: State takes over management of the castle from the damenstift.
 * 1938: Městské muzeum is created, it displays a collection of 20th century items - local workers tools, archeological finds, weaponry and a coin and bank note collection. Noteworthy is also the Sgraffito ceiling of the renaissance-style hall.
 * 1945: Castle, woods and premises become the property of the state.
 * 1948: Castle becomes the property of Správy státních lesů (from 1950 Československých státních lesů)
 * 1948: Plans to use castle as a regional museum for the Želivka and Sázava basin, project is not realized.
 * 1990's: Castle becomes privately owned

Modern reconstruction
The castle was under management of the forest service for many years which caused significant damage, after becoming the property of the Czech state it started to receive continual partial reconstruction.

Mr. Svoboda, a warden, repaired the castle roofs, the castle tower and other areas of the castle. The castles current warden is Mr. Šíma.

In 2014 the outer sides of the castle walls were repaired, work was being done on the inside walls.

In 2015 the outer plaster was reconstructed. A sun dial was found during this and it has been reconstructed.

Ledeč nad Sázavou castle in films
The Ledeč nad Sázavou castle has frequently been used as a film set.


 * 1999
 * Bídníci


 * 2000
 * Bez rodiny


 * 2004
 * D´Artagnan a tři mušketýři (film, 2005)


 * 2005
 * Kletba bratří Grimmů


 * 2008
 * Bonbony


 * 2009
 * Faust


 * 2010
 * Micimutr


 * 2011
 * Krákovská aféra


 * 2012
 * Šťastný smolař


 * 2014
 * Wilsonov


 * 2016
 * Angel of the lord 2


 * 2018
 * Čertí brko