Castle
Žďár monastery
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 13th century
The former Cistercian monastery of Žďár (German Kloster Saar) is situated within the territory of the town of Žďár nad Sázavou in Moravia. It was consecrated in honour of "Fons Beatae Mariae Virginis" (Studnice Blahoslavené Panny Marie) and existed, with interruptions, from 1252 to 1784.
Machine-translated from “Kloster Žďár” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Žďár monastery ranks #5,023 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #152 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1252, 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 1,219 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Pardubice, 52 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 Žďár monastery?
Žďár monastery stands in the Czech Republic, at 49.58306°, 15.93722°.
When was Žďár monastery built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1252. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Žďár monastery?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,023 of 8,134 worldwide, and #152 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 Žďár monastery?
Pernštejn Castle, about 31 km away.
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