Croatia · 10th century
The Pazin Castle (Croatian: Kaštel Pazin Italian: Castello di Pisino, German: Mitterburg) is a medieval fortification built on a solid rock situated in the middle of the town of Pazin, the administrative seat of Istria County, Croatia. It is the largest and best-preserved castle in that westernmost Croatian county.
It overlooks the deep gorge of the Pazinčica Foiba river, a small karst subterranean river that disappears there through sinkhole and continues underground.
The fortified structure was constructed of hewn stone, and, during its 11-century-long history, subjected to several major reconstructions and renovations. There are two museums to be visited in Pazin's castle, the Ethnographic Museum of Istria and the Pazin Town Museum. Archived 2021-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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Pazin Castle ranks #2,839 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 79 mapped in Croatia. Founded c. 1000, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,130 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Rijeka, 41 km away. See how Croatia compares in the castle statistics.
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