Czech Republic · 14th century
Ronov Castle ranks #6,059 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #185 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1400, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Děčín, 23 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.
Ronov Castle (Czech: hrad Ronov) is a castle ruin northeast of Blíževedly in the Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. The remains of the castle are protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The oldest direct reports about the castle come from the 15th century. In 1438, it was owned by Vilém of Ilburk, who significantly rebuilt the castle. After 1538, Ronov castle was abandoned and gradually became a ruin.
Text adapted from “Ronov Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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