Libochovice Castle

Libochovice Castle (Czech: zámek Libochovice) is a castle in the centre of Libochovice town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is one of the most significant early Baroque castles in the country. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.

Today the castle is owned by the state and offers guided tours. The castle boasts with the collections of tapestries, glass and porcelain.

In 1787, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, a major Czech scientist and a scholar, was born in Libochovice Castle.

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Libochovice Castle ranks #4,892 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #142 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1601, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Wikidata records about 14,000 visitors in 2022. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ústí nad Labem, 28 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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