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Pirkštejn Castle

Czech Republic · 14th century

Founded
c. 1400
Style
Gothic architecture
Heritage status
cultural monument of the Czech Republic
Coordinates
49.8408°, 14.9547°
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Pirkštejn Castle in the Czech Republic
Photo: Lukáš Jelínek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Pirkštejn Castle (Czech: hrad Pirkštejn) is a castle in Rataje nad Sázavou in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The castle was built by Henry of Lipá in the early 14th century. The castle sustained damage from a peasant revolt in 1627.

In the 18th century, Pirkštejn Castle came under ownership of the church, and is still privately owned today. Extensive renovation efforts have occurred in recent years.

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

In the rankings

Pirkštejn Castle ranks #3,686 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #100 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,188 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 47 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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