Žebrák Castle

Žebrák Castle (Czech: hrad Žebrák) is a castle ruin in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the municipality of Točník in the Beroun District, near the eponymous town of Žebrák. It was built by the Zajíc family. The two castles, Točník and Žebrák, make up a picturesque couple, standing almost right next to each other. Together they are protected as one national cultural monument.

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Žebrák Castle ranks #4,471 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #126 of the 203 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 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. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Plzeň, 39 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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