Orlík Castle
Orlík Castle is a château in Orlík nad Vltavou, in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The original position of the spur castle, on a rock 60 metres above the Vltava valley, was altered by the creation of the Orlík Reservoir in 1954–1962, and the chateâu is now barely a few metres above the water level.
Karelj, Public domain.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 420 metres (1,390 feet)
- …is also known as “Orlik”
- Description: castle in Písek, Czech Republic
Places of Interest
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Lety concentration camp
Lety concentration camp was a World War II internment…
3½ km west of Orlík Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staré Sedlo and Kostelec nad Vltavou.
Kostelec nad Vltavou
Kostelec nad Vltavou is a municipality and village…
3½ km east of Orlík Castle
Orlík Castle
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Latitude
49.5° or 49° 30′ north
Longitude
14.16667° or 14° 10′ east
Open location code
8FXPG528+2M
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Orlík Castle” goes by many names.
ВорлікBelarusian
Замак ОрлікBelarusian
ОрликBulgarian
OrlíkCzech
zámek OrlíkCzech
Orlík CastleDutch
Kastelo OrlíkEsperanto
OrlíkEsperanto
Orlik (kastelo)Esperanto
ორლიკის ციხე-დარბაზიGeorgian
Orlīkas pilsLatvian
Castelul OrlíkRomanian
ОрликRussian
Zámok OrlíkSlovak
Orlík KalesiTurkish
Орлик над ВлтавоюUkrainian
Lâu đài OrlíkVietnamese
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