Hauenštejn

Hauenštejn (Czech var.: Horní hrad; German: Hauenstein) is a medieval castle in the Czech Republic. The castle is the private property of Pavel Palacký, a descendant of František Palacký.

It is situated in the Ore Mountains in the territory of Krásný Les.

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Hauenštejn ranks #3,345 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #102 of the 132 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1300, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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