Ukraine · 11th century
The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle (Ukrainian: Замок "Паланок", romanized: Zamok "Palanok"; Hungarian: Munkács vára or Munkácsi vár; German: Plankenburg) is a historic castle in the city of Mukachevo in the western Ukrainian oblast (province) of Zakarpattia. The Palanok Castle is delicately preserved, and is located on a 68-metre-high (223 ft) former volcanic hill. The castle complex consists of three parts: the high, middle, and low castle.
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Palanok Castle ranks #472 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,857 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Uzhhorod, 36 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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