Czech Republic · 13th century
Úsov Castle ranks #6,083 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #186 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Olomouc, 28 km away. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
Úsov Castle is located in Úsov (German: Mährisch Aussee), a town in the Šumperk District in the Czech Republic.
According to archaeological finds, a 13th-century castle originally stood on the site of the present building. In 1487 the lords of Vlašim rebuilt the castle palace; minor alterations were carried out by the lords of Boskovice and, from the 17th century, by the Liechtensteins, who owned the castle until 1945. The castle contains a collection of trophies from the Liechtenstein hunting expeditions to Africa, Asia and Europe.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Úsov” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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