Fortress
Theresienstadt Small Fortress
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 18th century
The Small Fortress (Czech: Malá pevnost, German: Kleine Festung) is a fortress forming a significant part of the town of Terezín in the Czech Republic. The former military fortress was established at the end of the 18th century together with the whole town of Terezín on the right bank of the Ohře River. It served as a prison in the 19th century and was also house of imprisonment for Gavrilo Princip.
Text adapted from “Small Fortress (Terezín)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theresienstadt Small Fortress ranks #1,247 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 184 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1775, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 468 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Theresienstadt Small Fortress?
Theresienstadt Small Fortress stands in the Czech Republic, at 50.5125°, 14.15722°.
When was Theresienstadt Small Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1775. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Theresienstadt Small Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,247 of 7,044 worldwide, and #32 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 Theresienstadt Small Fortress?
Terezín, about 1 km away.
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