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Hukvaldy Castle
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century
Hukvaldy Castle (German Hochwald) is located in the Palkovické hůrky southeast of Hukvaldy on a hill above the valley of the Ondřejnice in the Frýdek-Místek District, Czech Republic.
Machine-translated from “Burg Hukvaldy” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hukvaldy Castle ranks #4,140 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #115 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,057 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ostrava, 24 km away. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Hukvaldy Castle?
Hukvaldy Castle stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.62108°, 18.22778°.
When was Hukvaldy Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Hukvaldy Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,140 of 8,133 worldwide, and #115 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 Hukvaldy Castle?
Šostýn, about 6 km away.
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