Opening hours

April, May, September	Friday - Sunday	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
June	Tuesday - Sunday	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
July, August	Tuesday - Thursday	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
July, August	Friday, Saturday	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
July, August	Sunday	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
October	Saturday, Sunday	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

První písemná zmínka v roce 1318
Style of architecture  Romanesque

Contact

Nádvoří Adama Hodějovského 48, 257 41 Týnec nad Sázavou
Phone: +420 317 701 051
Mobile: +420 608 971 312 (kastelánka)
E-mail: muzeum@kctynec.cz
Web: http://www.hradtynec.cz
GPS: 49,83062961°N 14,59279243°E Minute GPS format GPS: 49°49'50''N 14°35'34''E GPS decimal format

Týnec nad Sázavou has a very long history. Its name itself indicates that at the place where the Týnec Castle is located these days – on a high cliff above the river – there was a fortified settlement in the ancient times, the so-called Týnec (“enclosure” or “fortification” was “Týn” or “Týnec” in old Czech). There is a probable connection between the settlement and an old trade route leading from southern Bohemia through the town of Sázava and along the Kostelec Castle to Prague.

Adjacent to a stone rotunda, a religious building, was a secular residential structure, uncovered during a research in 1969. It was just a stilted structure and dated back to the 11th century. A stone Romanesque palace was built on its place at the turn of the 13th century, with a prism defence tower next to the rotunda constructed later on.

The palace currently houses the Municipal Museum with an exhibition of earthenware for which Týnec was famous in the period from 1791 to 1866. There is also an exhibition on the history of the town of Týnec, a concert hall and an exhibition hall in the building.