Špilberk Castle

Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in , Southern . 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.
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  • Type: Hill with an elevation of 282 metres
  • Description: building in the Czech Republic, used as prison
  • Also known as: “Špilberk prison”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Zvonkohra and Špilberk.

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Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staré Brno and Veveří.

Suburb
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is a cadastral territory southwest of the of the city of in the . It has an area of 1.68 km2. Originally a town, it was annexed to Brno in 1850, and since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of .

Suburb
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is a cadastral territory in the city district of , located north of the of the city of in the . It has an area of 1.98 km².

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is the major city of Moravia. It is the largest city in Moravia and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area. It was founded around the year 1000; and since the 14th century, the city served as the capital of Moravia.

Špilberk Castle

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
Geo­Names ID
3065525
Wiki­data ID
Q118256
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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 1”
  • Czech: “Špilberk”
  • Dutch: “Spielberg”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Ŝpilberk”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Špilberk”
  • Esperanto: “Spilberk”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝpilberk”
  • Esperanto: “Špilberk”
  • Finnish: “Špilberkin linna”
  • French: “forteresse du Spielberg”
  • French: “Forteresse du Spielberg”
  • German: “Festung Spielberg”
  • German: “Festung Špilberk”
  • German: “Spilberk”
  • German: “Špilberk”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Σπίλμπερκ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת שפילברק”
  • Hungarian: “Špilberk vár”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Spielberg”
  • Indonesian: “Spielberg (burcht)”
  • Italian: “Castello di Spielberg”
  • Italian: “Castello di Špielberg”
  • Italian: “Fortezza dello Spielberg”
  • Italian: “Fortezza dello Špilberk”
  • Italian: “Špilberk”
  • Japanese: “シュピルベルク城”
  • Japanese: “スピルバーグ要塞”
  • Korean: “슈필베르크성”
  • 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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