Czech Republic · 14th century
Helfštýn (German: Helfenstein, Helfstein) is a castle ruin in Týn nad Bečvou in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Přerov. The history of Helfštýn is closely related to the development of the nearby town of Lipník nad Bečvou.
The ruins of the castle are perched on a high wooded knoll above the narrowest part of the Moravian Gate and above the left bank of the river Bečva. The complex is 187 metres (614 ft) long and up to 152 metres (499 ft) wide. It is one of the largest castles in terms of area in the Czech Republic.
Text adapted from “Helfštýn Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helfštýn ranks #1,720 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1306, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,631 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Olomouc, 29 km away. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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