Fortress
Olomouc Fortress
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
From the 17th century onwards, the Moravian city of Olomouc was designated the Olomouc Fortress, its defensive works having been extended at that time to fortify the Austrian-Prussian border. They were successively enlarged until the second half of the 19th century, until technical advances in artillery made them obsolete and they were largely removed while still under Habsburg rule.
Machine-translated from “Festung Olmütz” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olomouc Fortress ranks #4,091 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #113 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,094 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 1 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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Where is Olomouc Fortress?
Olomouc Fortress stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.59404°, 17.25493°.
How famous is Olomouc Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,091 of 8,133 worldwide, and #113 in the Czech Republic. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Olomouc Fortress?
Šternberk Castle, about 16 km away.
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