Czech Republic · 16th century
Nový Berštejn Castle ranks #6,400 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #204 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1553, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Děčín, 35 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
Berštejn Castle is a 16th-century Czech castle located just outside the village of Dubá in the Doksy municipality. Berštejn also refers to a chateau near the castle.
Starý Berštejn (old Berštejn) is now merely a ruin situated on a hilltop outside of Dubá.
Nový Berštejn (new Berštejn) is a chateau just north of Dubá which has been converted to a hotel.
Text adapted from “Berštejn Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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