Rotštejn Castle

Rotštejn (German: Rothenstein) is a ruined rock castle around 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Turnov on the border of the Nature Reserve "Klokočské rocks". The castle was partially built of stone walls and partially carved in the sandstone rocks where it stands. The most famous owner of the castle though was Wok II of Rotštejn.

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Rotštejn Castle ranks #3,106 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #87 of the 132 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1300, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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