Milštejn Castle

Milštejn (Czech: hrad Milštejn, German: Mühlstein) are the remaining ruins of a castle in the north of the Czech Republic. The ruins are located in the Lusatian Mountains at an altitude of 562 m, about 3.5 km north from the town of Cvikov. The exact date when the castle was built is unknown. Based on the surrounding sites, it is assumed that the castle was founded between the 13th and 14th centuries to protect the country trail leading from Lípa to Zittau. The first known owners of the castle were Berka of Dubá, a prominent cadet branch of a Bohemian noble family.

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Milštejn Castle ranks #6,620 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #198 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Liberec, 30 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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