Castle Kladruby nad Labem appeared at a local stud farm, which is considered the oldest in the world. It still works, it takes tourists and is a respected institution, which experts provide advice to numerous farms for breeding of different breeds of horses.
The founder of the stud farm is considered to Emperor Rudolf II, who commissioned local workers to supply the Prague court of Spanish breed horses. The Emperor was enthusiastic person who always tried to control the execution of their orders. Therefore, he often came in Kladruby nad Labem. That during such visits are not disturbed, he laid a local Renaissance castle. The castle was built in 1588, that is 9 years younger than the stud. A two-storey house, which is adjacent to the temple, was intended not only for the emperor, but also for his entourage. It contained a variety of guest rooms, spacious cellars and a utility room for storing supplies. In the XVIII century for the reconstruction of the castle have been invited famous architects FM Kanka and KI Dientzenhofer. They put all their efforts to the castle, rebuilt in the baroque nature, was comfortable to stay.
Nowadays in the castle is a museum dedicated to horse breeding. In the historical interiors of the exposition that tells about the history of the stud farm. Here you can see valuable documents from the archives of the farm for the breeding of horses, saddles, which has several hundred years, jeweled harness, and more. After touring the museum, you can ride horses on the meek.
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