Belarus · 16th century
The Mir Castle Complex (Belarusian: Мірскі замак, romanized: Mirski zamak; Russian: Мирский замок, romanized: Mirsky zamok; Polish: Zamek w Mirze; Lithuanian: Myriaus pilies kompleksas) is a historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus. It is located in the town of Mir, in Karelichy District of Grodno Oblast, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle. Mir Castle Complex is 164 metres (538 ft) above sea level. Erected in the 16th century in the late Brick Gothic style, it is one of the few remaining architectural monuments of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in contemporary Belarus.
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Mir Castle Complex ranks #814 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 45 mapped in Belarus. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,241 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 280,000 visitors in 2012. The nearest day-trip guide is Minsk, 88 km away. See how Belarus compares in the castle statistics.
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