Castle
Šternberk Castle
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century
Šternberk Castle (German Burg Sternberg or Mährisch Sternberg) lies above the town of Šternberk in the Olomouc District in the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Olomouc Region.
Machine-translated from “Burg Šternberk” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Šternberk Castle ranks #3,780 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #100 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,399 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 40,000 visitors in 2022. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Olomouc, 16 km away. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Šternberk Castle?
Šternberk Castle stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.73306°, 17.30167°.
When was Šternberk Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Šternberk Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,780 of 8,133 worldwide, and #100 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 Šternberk Castle?
Sovinec, about 12 km away.
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