Landštejn Castle

Landštejn Castle (Czech: hrad Landštejn) is a 13th-century castle in Staré Město pod Landštejnem in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The first written record of the castle is from 1231, at which time it was the largest Romanesque castle in the Czech lands. It is one of the oldest and best preserved such structures in Europe. The two large towers are connected by a wall defining the upper castle and its courtyard. The six-story southern tower is the main tower and is fully preserved, including a gate in the western wall.

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Landštejn Castle ranks #2,141 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #50 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1222, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,926 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 40,000 visitors in 2022. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is St. Pölten, 96 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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