Palace & château
Smrčina Chateau
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 17th century
Smrčina Castle (German Schloss Sorg) stood in the municipality of Podhradí in the Cheb District in the Czech Republic. It was built in 1690 for Karl Joseph von Zedtwitz and was the seat of the Sorg portion of the Asch estate. It was demolished in 1963. The Czech name Smrčina means spruce forest.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Smrčina” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smrčina Chateau ranks #6,815 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #200 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1690, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlovy Vary, 49 km away. It is one of the 156 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Smrčina Chateau?
Smrčina Chateau stands in the Czech Republic, at 50.2498°, 12.1842°.
When was Smrčina Chateau built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1690. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Smrčina Chateau?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,815 of 7,738 worldwide, and #200 in the Czech Republic. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Smrčina Chateau?
Neuberg, about 2 km away.
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