Bezděz Castle

Bezděz Castle is a Gothic castle in the of the . It is located about 20 kilometres southeast of . Its construction began before 1264 by order of King Ottokar II of Bohemia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Giles and Bezděz railway station.

Church

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bezděz and Obora.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 400 inhabitants. It is known for the ruin of the medieval Castle, protected as a national cultural monument.

Village
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is a village.

Village
is a village and municipal part of in in the of the . It has about 200 inhabitants. It is located in the western part of the town's territory.

Bezděz Castle

Latitude
50.53899° or 50° 32′ 20″ north
Longitude
14.71989° or 14° 43′ 12″ east
Elevation
604 metres (1,982 feet)
Open location code
9F2PGPQ9+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 969076689
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3079408
Wiki­data ID
Q1186381
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Bezděz Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Bezděz
  • Czech: Bezděz
  • Dutch: Bezděz Castle
  • Esperanto: Bezdez
  • Esperanto: Bezděz
  • Estonian: Bezdězi loss
  • German: Bösig
  • German: Burg Bezděz
  • German: hrad bezděz
  • Japanese: ベズジェス城
  • Japanese: ベズヂェズ
  • Latvian: Bezdezas pils
  • Polish: Zamek Bezděz
  • Russian: Бездез
  • Slovak: Bezděz
  • Spanish: Castillo de Bezděz
  • Swedish: Bezděz
  • Ukrainian: Бездєз
  • Uzbek: Bezdez qal’asi
  • Vietnamese: Lâu đài Bezděz

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Highlights include cisterna and svatého Michaela archanděla.

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