Orlík Castle

Orlík Castle (Czech: Zámek Orlík) is a château in Orlík nad Vltavou, in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The original position of the spur castle, on a rock 60 metres (200 ft) above the Vltava valley, was altered by the creation of the Orlík Reservoir in 1954–1962, and the chateâu is now barely a few metres above the water level.

The meaning of the name Orlík stems from the word "young eagle" (Czech: orel). It is often suggested that this castle would have resembled an eagle or nest perched upon the rocky outcrop above a turn in the river.

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Orlík Castle ranks #1,262 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,231 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 26,000 visitors in 2022. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Plzeň, 62 km away. It is one of the 156 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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