Czech Republic · 14th century
Kozí hrádek (lit. 'little goat castle'; German: Ziegenburg) is a ruined medieval Gothic castle in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The castle is best known as the refuge of the Bohemian religious reformer Jan Hus from 1413 to 1414. Following its destruction by fire during the Hussite Wars in 1438, the castle was abandoned and left to ruin. Today, the extensively excavated site is protected as a national cultural monument.
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Kozí Hrádek ranks #3,275 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #90 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,477 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 10,000 visitors in 2022. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 81 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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