Křivoklát Castle

Křivoklát Castle (Czech: hrad Křivoklát) is a castle in Křivoklát in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is protected as a national cultural monument.

Křivoklát was founded in the 12th century, belonging to the kings of Bohemia. During the reign of Otakar II of Bohemia a large, monumental royal castle was built, later rebuilt by King Wenceslaus IV and later enlarged by King Vladislaus II.

The castle was damaged by fire several times. It was turned into a harsh prison and the building slowly deteriorated. During the 19th century, the Fürstenberg family became the owners of the castle and had it reconstructed after a fire in 1826. The Fürstenberg family owned the castle until 1929.

Today the castle serves as a museum, tourist destination and place for theatrical exhibitions. Collections of hunting weapons, Gothic paintings and books are stored there.

Křivoklát Castle served as a primary filming location for Halsey's 2021 visual album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.

Text adapted from “Křivoklát Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Křivoklát Castle ranks #1,004 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1230, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,402 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 77,000 visitors in 2022. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 40 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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