Mašťov: Baroque Château, Churches and Château Park

The château in Mašťov is a Baroque château built on the site of a Gothic castle first mentioned in 1281. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Mašťov is originally Gothic and was remodelled in the Baroque style. A historic crypt of the Mladota family is located at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Mašťov. The different architectural forms provide the historic townscape with several clearly identifiable points of reference, without equating the château and the church. The building history remains visible in the individual structures: the castle site belongs to the château’s prehistory, while the Marian church retains both its Gothic origins and its later Baroque remodelling.

The Church of Saint Barbara in Mašťov is originally Gothic and was remodelled in the Neo-Romanesque style in the 19th century. Mašťov’s sights include several Baroque statues. The Jewish cemetery in Mašťov preserves its historic layout, gravestones, enclosing wall and access road. A cultural day itinerary can arrange these themes according to sacred architecture, Baroque art and cemetery history.

The Mašťov Fire Brigade Museum displays historic helmets and other historic objects: portable and non-portable fire pumps, fire brigade uniforms, fire brigade medals and badges, fire brigade certificates, and fire-fighting-themed toys. The Muzeum Historické Hasičské Techniky Mašťov has been documented since May 2020 in the premises of a former barn in Mašťov near Kadaň in Northern Bohemia. For visitors interested in everyday and technological history, the fire brigade theme forms a distinct focus alongside the historic buildings. The collection thus ranges from personal equipment and firefighting technology to association insignia, certificates and toys; the former barn is also the named location of this exhibition.

The château park in Mašťov has a network of footpaths, two ponds and the Dubá II watercourse. The château park in Mašťov is a protected garden monument and part of the château grounds. For planning focused on paths, water and monument conservation, the park therefore offers several specifically identified aspects. The parkland is a garden monument with a clearly defined relationship to the château grounds. The ponds and watercourse complement the paths with visible water features within the protected garden monument.

Radechovské skály comprise rock walls with warmth- and drought-loving flora as well as surrounding woodland, and are an exceptionally valuable zoological and botanical locality with protected species and a breeding and refuge function. Travellers interested in natural history will find a subject here that brings the rocky landscape, plant life, woodland and animal ecology together. The protected species and the breeding and refuge function give Radechovské skály particular biological significance.

For practical orientation, one distinction is important: the Mašťov urban heritage zone is wheelchair accessible, while the château in Mašťov is currently not open to the public. Traditional pilgrimages take place in Mašťov in August.

More linked destinations: České Hamry, Všehrdy, Droužkovice, Vejprty, Kovarska, Veliká Ves, Spořice, Kadaň

To the higher-level travel overview: Chomutov District.