Rožmberk Castle

Rožmberk (German: Rosenberg) is a castle situated in South Bohemia near Rožmberk nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. Considered one of the oldest castles in Bohemia, it stands on a promontory carved out on three sides by the river Vltava. It was first mentioned in 1253 in a document signed by Vok "von Rosenberg". It is regarded as the cradle of the House of Rožmberk, also known as the "Lords of the Rose", a historical Czech aristocratic family.

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Rožmberk Castle ranks #1458 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 182 mapped in Chequia. Fundado en 1250, más antiguo que el 74% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 519 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XIII. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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