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Vrchotovy Janovice Castle

🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 14th century

Vrchotovy Janovice Castle in the Czech Republic
Photo: ŠJů (cs:ŠJů) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Vrchotovy Janovice Castle (German: Janowitz) in the municipality of Vrchotovy Janovice of the same name belongs to the Benešov District in the Czech Republic.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Vrchotovy Janovice” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vrchotovy Janovice Castle ranks #5,458 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #165 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 48 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Vrchotovy Janovice Castle?

Vrchotovy Janovice Castle stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.66926°, 14.57795°.

When was Vrchotovy Janovice Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1400. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Vrchotovy Janovice Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,458 of 8,134 worldwide, and #165 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 Vrchotovy Janovice Castle?

Konopiště Castle, about 13 km away.

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