The first mention of the manor house and farm in Vidovice dates back to 1388, when the owner was a noble (landed) family with the surname "of Vidovice". The first of them was Vavřinec of Vidovice, then the ownership passed to his sons Benes, Jakub and Jan. In 1894, the farm and the chateau were sold to the new owners, the Milners, who in 1904 /the year on the ground floor - today's museum/ carried out the largest and most substantial building alterations and since 1906 the mansion has been called "the newly built chateau with a park". Among the important owners of the manor or the chateau were well-known personalities such as Václav Stařimský, the free lord of Libštejn, Jan Josef Václav Radecký from Radec, the Brzorád family, Eleonora and Rudolf Kainz, the Milners, Dr. Prof. Blažek or the noble Berchtold family.
From the second half of the 20th century, the Czechoslovak Army - the air defence of Prague was stationed here. After 1990, the area with the castle was transferred to the municipality and 3 years later it was sold to a private company, which heavily indebted the castle and the whole area. On 18 April 2005 a new era of the Kunice - Vidovice Chateau began. It gained new owners who carried out its complete reconstruction, extension of the wing to the park, extension of the park, construction of the sports centre Na zámečku and opening it to the general public.
Museum
There are several outdoor and indoor exhibition spaces within Berchtold Castle. On the ground floor of the castle, in its oldest part, there is the unique "Village Museum of Kunice and its surroundings", which was founded in 1935 by Kunice native MUDr. František Oldřich. He came from the family of the mayor of Kunice Josef Oldřich. The museum exhibitions are built and originally described exactly as they were in the period 1935-1944. The exposition covers a wide range, so you can see diverse and well-preserved objects, collections, exhibits, archaeological findings, minerals, glassware, ceramics, a collection of weapons, hunting trophies.
The museum's collection of coins and banknotes has become a jewel, starting with a denarius from 1012 and ending with contemporary currency. The collection includes medals, decorations, postage stamps and stamps from 1840. Last but not least, you will find stuffed sharks, human remains, lethal bullets from the First World War, which the founder of the museum, MUDr. Oldřich, hand-operated, chronicles of the village of Kunice, paintings depicting the development of the village, old maps, musical instruments, old photographs and much more.
The outdoor exhibitions will be especially popular with children. In the castle park Children's Paradise, they will find among other things, miniature castles and chateaus such as Červená Lhota, Trosky or Karlštejn. In the park you will find elves, a gingerbread house with a witch, a hell with devils and the equally popular air trampoline.
Mini Zoo
In the mini zoo, children can get to know domestic animals such as swan geese, rabbits that have young several times a year, pigeons or dwarf Dutch goats. In the castle there is also a display of beautiful hunting trophies of deer, fallow deer, mouflon and capercaillie from the local range. Visitors can also see prepared animals - marten, buzzard and boar's head. There is also an exhibition of the development of historical cold weapons - swords, daggers, etc.