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Tolštejn Castle

🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century

Tolštejn Castle in Czech Republic
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Tolštejn Castle (German: Tollenstein) is a ruin of a medieval castle in the municipal area of Jiřetín pod Jedlovou in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated on the Tolštejn mountain in Lusatian Mountains, 670 metres (2,200 ft) above sea level. It is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Varnsdorf.

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Tolštejn Castle ranks #3,130 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #89 of the 132 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1300, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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