Pardubice Region
Svitavy District
Svojanov

Svojanov Castle

Svojanov Castle is a Gothic castle in in the of the . It is one of the oldest stone castles in the country, with origins dating back to the 13th century.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “[Svojanov] castle t.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Šindelka and Hrádek u Kněževsi.

Pond
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a pond, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Svojanov Castle.

Castle
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 3½ km south of Svojanov Castle.

Post office
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is a post office, which is situated 3½ km north of Svojanov Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Svojanov and Starý Svojanov.

Village
Photo: Prazak, CC BY 2.5.
is a market town in in the of the . It has about 400 inhabitants.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Svojanov Castle

Latitude
49.62701° or 49° 37′ 37″ north
Longitude
16.4083° or 16° 24′ 30″ east
Elevation
555 metres (1,821 feet)
Open location code
8FXRJCG5+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52038865
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11839547
Wiki­data ID
Q1014196
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Japanese—“Svojanov Castle” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Hrad Svojanov”
  • Czech: “Svojanov”
  • Dutch: “Burg Svojanov”
  • Esperanto: “Svojanov (burgo)”
  • Esperanto: “Svojanov”
  • German: “Burg Svojanov”
  • German: “Fürstenstein”
  • Japanese: “スヴォヤノフ城”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Svojanov Castle”. Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.