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.
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Theresienstadt Small Fortress ranks #1,260 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #30 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1775, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,922 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ústí nad Labem, 18 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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