Czech Republic · 18th century
Ratibořice Château (Czech: zámek Ratibořice) is a chateau in Ratibořice village (part of Česká Skalice) in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It stands on an elevated plain below which valley in the bend of the Úpa river widens. Together with Babiččino údolí (Grandmother's valley), situated between Česká Skalice and Havlovice, it offers the Baroque architecture and Bohemian landscape, ranking among the best-known and most-frequented places in East Bohemia. They have become well known to the general public thanks to Babička (The Grandmother), the most famous work of the writer Božena Němcová.
Text adapted from “Ratibořice Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ratibořice ranks #4,561 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #129 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1708, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,173 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 40,000 visitors in 2022. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wałbrzych, 42 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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