Jánský Vrch

Jánský Vrch (German: Schloß Johannesberg) is a castle located in the Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. The castle stands on a hill above the town of Javorník in the north-western edge of Czech Silesia, in area what was a part of the Duchy of Nysa. For most of its history the castle belonged to the Prince-bishops of Breslau (Wrocław) in Silesia.

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Jánský Vrch ranks #3,102 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #86 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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