Nebřenice

Nebřenice Chateau is a small classicist manor house standing at the western edge of the village of Nebřenice, in the Prague-East district of the Central Bohemian Region. The village sits roughly six kilometres south of Prague's city limits and two kilometres south of Popovičky, in the quiet farmland surrounding Chomutovice.

How old is the building, and where does it come from?

The site's story starts long before the chateau itself: the first written record of a farmstead here dates back to 1437. Over the following centuries the estate changed hands repeatedly, and the original working farm buildings gradually took on a more manorial, Baroque appearance — though the structure visitors see today owes its final shape to a much later remodelling.

Why does the chateau look classicist rather than Baroque?

The turning point came in 1848, when the estate — together with neighbouring Modletice — was purchased by Josef Hilbert von Schüttelsberg. He commissioned a thorough rebuilding of the older Baroque manor, giving it the classicist form that still defines the building. An English-style landscape park was laid out around the house at the same time, complete with small ponds and a fallow-deer enclosure, turning the whole property into a proper country residence typical of estates near Prague in that era.

Who owned the estate in the twentieth century?

In 1910 the property passed to Antonín Novák, a physician, who remained its owner until 1950. That year, under postwar nationalisation, the chateau and its land were transferred to state ownership, cutting off decades of private, family-run use of the residence.

What does the architecture actually look like?

Nebřenice Chateau is a modest, single-storey rural building dating from the 19th century, raised on the footprint of — and partly out of — the earlier Baroque farmstead. Unlike the grand aristocratic seats scattered across the region, it kept an intimate, almost domestic scale: this is a country manor rather than a fortified castle or a magnate's palace. The surrounding English park, along with its outbuildings, still forms an integral part of the estate today.

What is the chateau used for now?

Today the building is privately owned and forms part of the Oaks Prague project, under which it underwent a comprehensive renovation. The ground floor of the restored chateau now houses a restaurant with an open kitchen, a bar and a stylish lounge, while the attic level has been converted into multipurpose rooms used for business meetings, presentations and private celebrations. The whole site now functions as the clubhouse for the PGA National Czech Republic golf course, pairing historic architecture with a modern dining and events offer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you visit Nebřenice Chateau like a typical historic monument? Not in the classic sense — there are no regular guided tours. The building operates as the clubhouse of the PGA National Czech Republic golf course, with its restaurant and event rooms open as part of that commercial operation.

How do you get to Nebřenice? The village lies about six kilometres south of Prague, near Popovičky and Chomutovice, in the Prague-East district — it's most easily reached by car or local public transport from the capital's outskirts.

Who rebuilt the manor in its current classicist style? Josef Hilbert von Schüttelsberg, who bought the estate along with Modletice in 1848 and had the earlier Baroque manor remodelled.

How does it compare to the large castles found elsewhere in the Czech Republic? Nebřenice Chateau is a compact, single-storey country manor rather than a fortified castle or grand aristocratic palace — its scale and character reflect the farming estates once common throughout the Central Bohemian countryside.