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Castle Velhartice
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century
Castle Velhartice (German Welhartitz) is located east of the village of Velhartice on a rocky spur above the Ostružná in the Klatovy District, Czech Republic.
Machine-translated from “Burg Velhartice” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Velhartice ranks #4,739 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #136 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,547 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 46,000 visitors in 2022. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Plzeň, 53 km away. It is one of the 159 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle Velhartice?
Castle Velhartice stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.26295°, 13.39955°.
When was Castle Velhartice built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle Velhartice?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,739 of 8,134 worldwide, and #136 in the Czech Republic. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle Velhartice?
Klenová Castle, about 15 km away.
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