Czech Republic · 13th century
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.
Existence of the castle is first mentioned in 1337. It was built for the protection of the road from Bohemia to Lusatia. The Wartenberg family owned the castle until around 1402, when it was acquired by lords of Dubá. In 1481, the manor with the castle became a property of Schleinitz family from Saxony. After 1587, the castle changed owners many times. During the Thirty Years' War in 1642 it was burned down by Swedish Army and was never restored.
Today the ruins of the castle are one of the most visited places in the region. The ruin includes a rocky lookout. A restaurant was built in 1865, which is still in operation.
Text adapted from “Tolštejn Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tolštejn Castle ranks #4,066 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #114 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,102 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 29,000 visitors in 2022. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Děčín, 29 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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