Olomouc Castle

Olomouc Castle (Czech: Olomoucký hrad) is one of the most important castle complexes in the Czech Republic. It is located on Wenceslas hill in the historic city of Olomouc.

Originally there were two castles in Olomouc called "Old" and "new". The old one was located at the site of Villa Primavesi (street Alley).

Olomouc Castle is a National Cultural Monument of Czech Republic since 1962, along with other monuments on the territory of Czechoslovakia by the Government Resolution dated March 30, 1962, no. 251/62, and Regulation of the Government dated 16 August 1995, no. 262/1995.

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Olomouc Castle ranks #5,586 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #168 of the 222 mapped in Czech Republic. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,086 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Olomouc, 1 km away. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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