The Panská granary in Brtnice has a new roof, the town is preparing more work

Brtnice - The former lord's granary in Brtnice in the Jihlava region has a newly repaired roof. The reconstruction, which was completed last month, cost over two million crowns. The spacious building near the castle covers almost 1000 square meters and has been recognized as a cultural monument since last year, with the town hall taking care of its preservation. Next year, they would like to start restoring the wooden floors. Miroslava Švaříčková (for ODS), the mayor, told ČTK. The large granary will likely be used mainly for exhibitions and for gatherings of people.

The Brtnice town hall wants to request a grant for the floors of the three-story granary from the Ministry of Culture, which also covered almost half of the cost for this year's roof restoration. The amount of the grant will limit the extent of repairs next year. "Depending on the grant we receive, we would like to do floors in at least one story," said the mayor. She added that the condition of the spruce wood floors is not the best according to the survey.

The granary, which shows remnants of sgraffito on its facade, stands near the castle and the church of Blessed Juliána. Until about 2010, the granary was used by an agricultural enterprise, and the town purchased it at auction. According to the Telč branch of the National Heritage Institute, it is an urban and architecturally valuable building from the late 16th century, preserved almost in its authentic form.

Due to the size of the granary, the town can only repair it in parts, which Švaříčková has experience with. There are around 40 monuments in this four-thousand-strong town. This year in Brtnice, thanks to modifications costing half a million crowns, the tower of the church of Blessed Juliána with a viewpoint has also been made accessible. Workers are currently repairing the roof of the birthplace of the famous architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956). For these works, which cost almost a million crowns, the town is also drawing a grant from the Ministry of Culture.