Špilberk Castle
Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia.
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 282 metres
- Description: building in the Czech Republic, used as prison
- Also known as: “Burgo Ŝpilberk”, “Burgo Špilberk”, “Castello di Spielberg”, “Castello di Špielberg”, “Fortezza dello Špilberk”, “Spilberk”, “Ŝpilberk”, “Špilberk 1”, “Špilberk prison”, and “スピルバーグ要塞”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Zvonkohra and Špilberk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staré Brno and Veveří.
Špilberk Castle
- Categories: castle, fortress, and landform
- Location: Brno, Brno-City District, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.19441° or 49° 11′ 40″ north
Longitude
16.59889° or 16° 35′ 56″ east
Elevation
282 metres (925 feet)
Open location code
8FXR5HVX+QH
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Špilberk Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Špilberk gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Замак Шпільберк”
- Bulgarian: “Шпилберк”
- Cebuano: “Špilberk”
- Chinese: “斯皮爾博城堡”
- Croatian: “Špilberk”
- Czech: “Špilberk”
- Dutch: “Spielberg”
- Esperanto: “Špilberk”
- Finnish: “Špilberkin linna”
- French: “forteresse du Spielberg”
- French: “Forteresse du Spielberg”
- German: “Festung Spielberg”
- German: “Festung Špilberk”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Σπίλμπερκ”
- Hebrew: “טירת שפילברק”
- Hindi: “शपिलबेर्क कैसल”
- Hungarian: “Špilberk vár”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Spielberg”
- Indonesian: “Spielberg (burcht)”
- Italian: “Fortezza dello Spielberg”
- Japanese: “シュピルベルク城”
- Korean: “슈필베르크성”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Spielberk festning”
- Norwegian: “Špilberk festning”
- Polish: “Špilberk”
- Romanian: “Castelul Špilberk”
- Russian: “Замок Шпильберк”
- Russian: “Шпильберк”
- Serbian: “Zamak Špilberk”
- Serbian: “Замак Шпилберк”
- Slovak: “Špilberk”
- Slovenian: “Grad Špilberk”
- Spanish: “Castillo Špilberk”
- Swedish: “Špilberk”
- Turkish: “Şpilberk Kalesi”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Špilberk”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brno-střed and Zábrdovice.
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Highlights: MUNI Lékařská fakulta and Hotel International.
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