Czech Republic · 10th century
Vyšehrad (German: Wyschehrad, Prager Hochburg, English: "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was likely founded in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Vyšehrad Cemetery, containing the remains of many famous Czechs, such as Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Karel Čapek, and Alphonse Mucha. It also contains Prague's oldest Rotunda of St. Martin, from the 11th century.
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Vyšehrad ranks #142 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 243 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 950, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 23,666 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 68,000 visitors in 2022. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 3 km away. It is one of the 189 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. It is stop 8 of 28 on the Bohemian castle route, Prague to Český Krumlov. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.
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