Veltrusy Mansion

Veltrusy Mansion (Czech: zámek Veltrusy) is a Baroque castle in Veltrusy in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The mansion is situated near the banks of the Vltava River, about 25 km north of Prague. The castle is open to the public and offers guided tours.

The mansion was built by architect Giovanni Battista Alliprandi for Count Václav Antonín Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín. The original mansion was extended on the orders of Count Rudolf Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín, who also commissioned the interior decoration. Further extensions and the annexes of the mansion were constructed in 1804.

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Veltrusy Mansion ranks #2,163 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1706, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,352 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 21,000 visitors in 2022. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 22 km away. It is one of the 156 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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