Castle
Vimperk
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century
Vimperk (German: Schloss Winterberg) is a Renaissance mansion in the town of Vimperk of the same name in southern Bohemia. It is among the town's most important sights.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Vimperk” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vimperk ranks #4,637 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1260, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Wikidata records about 18,000 visitors in 2022. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Plzeň, 81 km away. It is one of the 159 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Vimperk?
Vimperk stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.0545°, 13.77158°.
When was Vimperk built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1260. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Vimperk?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,637 of 8,133 worldwide, and #133 in the Czech Republic. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Vimperk?
Helfenburk, about 19 km away.
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