Sušice will acquire a very valuable Renaissance house in the square

Sušice (Klatovsko) - Sušice will purchase for nine million crowns a Renaissance house in the square, called the Rozacínovský house or also the Old Pharmacy, one of the oldest and most valuable in the city. They will establish there a museum of the royal town and an information center, which is currently in cramped spaces in the town hall. The house, which often changed owners, belonged in recent years to an Italian company that originally wanted to convert it into a hotel. It was then sold for nearly four years by a real estate agency. Together with the building of the Šumava Museum, it is one of the two most beautiful landmarks of the square, said Mayor Petr Mottl (ODS) to ČTK.
    "The council has already approved the purchase," he added. Currently, contracts for the transfer of the property are being finalized. Its purchase had already been approved by the council members about two years ago, but in the end, they did not vote in favor. The price of nine million crowns was, according to Mottl, the borderline below which the current owner did not want to go because he bought the property for 9.5 million CZK. This was also the price that the real estate agency had offered it for recently.
    Concrete costs for the reconstruction will only be determined from the project. According to rough estimates, they will range between 25 and 30 million crowns. "The project and funding should be prepared next year, and it could be realized the following year. The speed of reconstruction will depend on the new council," Mottl stated. Sušice will definitely strive for grants, but it anticipates a significant own contribution. "It could be implemented in phases, starting with important things like the roof and similar matters. We should take our time with it because it is a beautiful house, and there is no need to rush anything," he added.
    In recent years, the city tried to negotiate with the owner to begin repairs on the house. They only started negotiating the purchase when it became clear that the hotel would not materialize. "Now we want to save the house ourselves," he said.
    The Rozacínovský house, with a Renaissance gable and sgraffito façade and an area of 1300 m², was originally Gothic. Together with the Šumava Museum, it has foundations from the 14th century; both have been cultural monuments for decades with high artistic and architectural value; they are closely linked to the history of the town. "These are the two most beautiful and best-preserved houses," said the director of the Šumava Museum and council member Zdeňka Řezníčková.
    According to her, the state of the former pharmacy inside is "desperate." The Italians wanted to have a hotel there with a historical style but ran into heritage protection issues. "We offered the city that we would build a permanent exhibition on any topic there because we have enough objects in our collections," she stated. According to Řezníčková, the house used to house the Šumava Protected Landscape Area authority. The national park then sold the property years ago. "After that, the house changed owners, and twice it was flooded. Inside, it remained in ruins because the protected area authority started making construction modifications. The rafters are in terrible condition," said the director.
    The mayor has long supported the establishment of a museum of the royal town of Sušice and possibly also exhibitions about match-making. According to Mottl, the regional Šumava Museum has a regional focus and mainly deals with the history of regional glassmaking. There is not as much about the eleven-thousand-strong town as the town hall would like.