Czech Republic · 13th century
Rožmberk (German: Rosenberg) is a castle situated in South Bohemia near Rožmberk nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. Considered one of the oldest castles in Bohemia, it stands on a promontory carved out on three sides by the river Vltava. It was first mentioned in 1253 in a document signed by Vok "von Rosenberg". It is regarded as the cradle of the House of Rožmberk, also known as the "Lords of the Rose", a historical Czech aristocratic family.
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Rožmberk Castle ranks #1,495 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,476 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 38,000 visitors in 2022. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linz, 39 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. It is stop 28 of 28 on the Bohemian castle route, Prague to Český Krumlov. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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