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Olomouc Castle

Czech Republic

Heritage status
national cultural monument of the Czech Republic
Location
Olomouc
Coordinates
49.5981°, 17.2625°
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Olomouc Castle in the Czech Republic
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Description

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.

Text adapted from “Olomouc Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Olomouc Castle ranks #5,451 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #168 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,086 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% 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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