Konopiště Castle

Konopiště Castle (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkonopɪʃcɛ]; Czech: zámek Konopiště, German: Schloss Konopischt) is a four-winged, three-storey castle located in Konopiště, now a part of the town of Benešov in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It has become famous as the last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I. The bullet that killed him, fired by Gavrilo Princip, is now an exhibit at the castle's remote museum.

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Konopiště Castle ranks #388 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,161 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 74,000 visitors in 2022. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 38 km away. It is one of the 156 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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