Chateau Telč

The Telč Chateau ranks among the gems of Moravian Renaissance architecture.

Its attractiveness is enhanced by the very sensitive approach of the owners to its heritage, thus the original interiors have been preserved in a very good condition. Many of them are representative examples of the influence of Italian art on our territory and of its variations in the area north of the Alps. The transformation of the Gothic castle into a Renaissance residence took place primarily under Zachariáš of Hradec. The Chateau management set two sightseeing routes for visitors: the Renaissance Halls (route A) and the last owners furnished apartment (route B). Visitors can see also the Chateau Gallery housing now an exhibition of toys. On the first floor of the Chateau there is a branche of Vysočina Museum showing the development of the town. Chateau premises enclose a beautiful Renaissance garden whereas the Chateau´s Park embraces the north-west buildings.

Cache Description

This is a simple town cache. It is necessary to find out 9 clues to hunt it. You can established these values in three ways:
1. Visit the Chateau, follow the sightseeing route A and listen to the guide´s explanation attentively. You should get most of the answers this way. As for the rest, find it out there and thenw. You will mix business and pleasure and what is the most important, you will see and hear everything with your own eyes and ears. ( Be ready to pay for tickets in the Chateau, of course).
2. Find out the input data in resources open to the public.Unfortunately, you can´t find everything at one and the same place. You have to search for, but on the other hand you don´t spend any money on tickets.
3. If you like maths, you can figure out everything using checksums. The equations can be solved by first form highschool students. If only you set about it the right way.

Choose one of the methods, find out the values of clues A to J and the cache is yours!

Chateau Courtyard Chateau Garden

Stage 1
N 49° 11.107', E 15° 27.094'


1. Before you press down the doorhandle of the small entering gate of the Telč Chateau, look at the column on your left and add up the number of institutions listed in the plaques. A = sum of institutions. .


2. Oldřich of Hradec acquired Telč in an interchange with Jan of Luxembourg.. Find out when and what was Telč swapped for.

Select one box in the whole table
Exchanged castle/Year of exchange 1335 1339 1341
Bítov
1
2
3
Bojnice
4
5
6
Bánov u Uherského Brodu
7
8
9

Select the box where the column header fits well with the year of the exchange and where is the swapped castle at the row header. B = points in this box. .


3. Zachariáš of Hradec made his mark not only in the history of Telč. His destiny was shaped by his father whose estates in Moravia Zachariáš inherited. His elder brother inherited the family residence in Jindřichův Hradec. His mother Anna was related to the Czech Royalty.
In each row and column of the table select one box with points where the name corresponds to the blood relation.

Select one box in each row and column
Blood relation/Name Jiří Adam I. Jáchym
Father
-3
-2
-1
Brother
0
1
2
Mother´s kin
3
4
5


Select the boxes where both the column and row headers match up. C = total number of points in selected boxes.


4. In the Golden Hall there are paintings concerning the history of ancestors. In the 12 century Petr Vítek divided his estates among his five sons. In each row and column of the table select one box with points where the son´s name matches up with the inherited estate.


Select one box in each row and column
Town/Son Smil Vítek Jindřich Vilém Sezima
Sezimovo Ústí
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
Jindřichův Hradec
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
Rožmberk a Český Krumlov
-2
-1
0
1
2
Nové Hrady a Stráž nad Nežárkou
7
6
5
4
3
Třeboň a Landštýn
8
9
10
11
12


Select the boxes where both the column and row headers match up. D = total number of points in selected boxes.


5. In the same painting there are coats of arms with five-leaf rose. In each row and column of the table select one box with points where the son´s name matches up with his coat of arms.


Select one box in each row and column
Coat of arms/Son Smil Vítek Jindřich Vilém Sezima
Red rose in silver quarter
12
11
10
9
8
Silver rose in red quarter
3
4
5
6
7
Blue rose in golden quarter
2
1
0
-1
-2
Black rose in golden quarter
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
Golden rose in blue quarter
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12


Select the boxes where both the column and row headers match up. E = total number of points in selected boxes..


6. The family of the Lords of Hradec (family Vítkovec) owned Telč until 1604. The Chateau was never sold but it was always passed on from one family to another. Since 1604 till 1945 Telč was owned by three families – the family of Lichtenstein of Kastelkorn, the Podstatsky family of Lichtenstein and the Slavata family.



Select one box in each row and column
Rod/Období 1604-1691 1691-1761 1762-1945
Lichtenštejnové z Kastekornu
-2
-1
0
Podstatští z Lichtesteinu
1
2
3
Slavatové
4
5
6



Select the boxes where the column headers (period of ownership) match up with row headers (names of families). F = total number of points in selected boxes.


7. Let´s mention three members of the Slavata family.
The first one got married to Lucie Otilie of Hradec and he was thrown out of the window during the Prague Defenestration 23.5.1618.
The second one got married to the countess Francisca of Meggau. She took the main part in building the Jesuit College in Telč.
The third one left the other hunters during a hunt on 13.10.1662, got lost and fell into a pitfall near the village of Vanov. Later, saved, he let build a chapel over the pitfall and entered the Order of BareFoot Carmelites.



Select one box in each row and column
Wife Francisca Friar Victim of Defenestration
Vilém Slavata z Chlumu a Košumberka
-3
-2
-1
Jáchym Oldřich
0
1
2
Jan Karel Jáchym
3
4
5


Select the boxes where the column headers match up with row headers. G = total number of points in selected boxes..


8. Chateau owners decided on the purpose of Halls in the Chateau. Let´s mention only two of them – Leopold II Podstatsky and Karel Podstatsky. One of them was a brilliant hunter. He undertook five hunting trips to Africa. His trophies are displayed in the Africa Hall. The other one earned the earldom „I.R.Court Music Earl“ in Vienna. He gave concerts in the Theatre Hall of the Chateau.

Select one box in each row and column
Theatre Hall Africa Hall
Leopold II. Podstatský
0
1
Karel Podstatský
3
2


Select the boxes where the column headers match up with row headers.H = total number of points in selected boxes. .

Classicist Greenhouse Chateau – view from the Park

Stage 2
N 49° 11.170', E 15° 26.905'




9. You are in front of the Classicist Greenhouse in the Chateau Park. A lot of films were shot in the Chateau, in its Renaissance Garden and in the Park. In one of them the gardener refused to lace up the princess´s shoe. Add up the kerbstones in the kerb of the pond in front of the Greenhouse and select the title of the film in the table.



Select one box in the whole table
Film/Number of stones Five Seven Nine
Luck from the Hell
0
1
2
Proud Princess
3
4
5
How to wake a Princess
6
7
8


Select the box where the column header (number of kerbstones) matches up with the row header (title of the film).
I = number of points in the selected box. .

10. Letter J - assign the number of visitor's entrances to the park minus one.

Checksums:
2*A
+
B
+
C
=
17
A
+
2*B
-
4*C
=
7
-3*A
+
B
+
2*C
=
5
A
+
2*B
+
3*C
-
4*D
=
12
-E
+
2*F
+
3*G
=
15
2*E
+
F
-
2*G
=
12
3*E
-
5*F
+
7*G
=
9
2*E
+
5*F
-
9*G
-
4*H
=
7
3*E
-
F
+
2*G
+
H
-
3*I
=
5
E
+
F
+
G
+
H
+
I
+
J
=
26



Stage final:
N 49° 11.(X)' E 015° 26.(Y)'

The Final Stage coordinates can be figured out with the established values of the clues A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. I, J.

Make out the numbers X, Y, using the following formulae:
X = (A+B+C)*(D+E)+B*E-I
Y = (F+J)*(B+G+H)*(H+I)+G*I

 Make out the numbers U, V, W, it will come in useful.
U=A-B+C+D
V=D+E-F+G
W=G+H-I+J

 Set out on the Final !!!