Czech Republic · 13th century
Drábské světničky is a ruin of a 13th-century rock castle in the Czech Republic. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Mnichovo Hradiště on the ragged edge of a sandstone cliff high above surrounding landscape. The castle covers a group of seven sandstone rocks, connected with wooden bridges. It has been abandoned since the Hussite wars in the 15th century.
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Drábské světničky ranks #5,064 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #149 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Liberec, 26 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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