Krakovec Castle

Krakovec Castle (German Rothschloss) lies in Krakovec in the Rakovník District, Czech Republic.

The castle was built around 1383 for Jíra of Roztoky, the burgrave of Křivoklát Castle. From 1410 it belonged to Henry of Lažany and was the last place of residence of Jan Hus before his departure for Constance. In 1437 Johann Bechyňek of Lažany sold the castle and estate for 2500 threescore groschen.

In the 16th century the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. After a fire in 1783 it was abandoned. In 1915 the Club of Czech Tourists (KČT) bought the castle ruin of Krakovec from its last owner, Max von Croÿ-Dülmen. Since 1920 the ruin has borne the name Krakovec.

In 1977 the ruin was the shooting location of the children's musical Long Live Ghosts!; in 1978 scenes for the film The Prince and the Evening Star were filmed here.

Machine-translated from “Burg Krakovec” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Krakovec Castle ranks #4,047 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #110 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1380, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,689 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 20,000 visitors in 2022. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Plzeň, 36 km away. It is one of the 159 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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