Ruin
Vítkův kámen
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century
Vítkův kámen, also Vítkův hrádek (German: Wittinghausen, also Wittigstein), is a castle ruin north of Svatý Tomáš/St. Thomas in the municipality of Přední Výtoň in the Český Krumlov District in the Czech Republic.
Machine-translated from “Vítkův hrádek” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vítkův kámen ranks #5,092 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #155 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,160 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 13,000 visitors in 2022. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linz, 40 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 Vítkův kámen?
Vítkův kámen stands in the Czech Republic, at 48.64505°, 14.10327°.
When was Vítkův kámen built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Vítkův kámen?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,092 of 8,134 worldwide, and #155 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 Vítkův kámen?
Burg Pürnstein, about 17 km away.
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