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.
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  • Opening hours:
    May 2nd—September 27th: Tuesday—Sunday 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    July 6th: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    August 22nd: 9:30 AM—8:30 PM
    September 28th: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    September 29th: closed
    September 30th: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    October 1st—October 25th: Friday—Sunday 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
    October 28th—October 31st: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
    November 1st: 9:00 AM—3:30 PM
  • Email: bezdez@npu.cz
  • Type: Castle
  • Also known as: “Bezděz” and “Hrad Bezděz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of Bezděz Castle and Church of Saint Giles.

Church
Photo: Barbora Kabeláčová, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
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is situated 590 metres south of Bezděz Castle.

Railway station
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is situated 2½ km south of Bezděz Castle.

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 , protected as a national cultural monument.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Bezděz Castle.

Village
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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. is situated 3½ km southeast of Bezděz Castle.

Bezděz Castle

Latitude
50.53912° or 50° 32′ 21″ north
Longitude
14.71993° or 14° 43′ 12″ east
Wheelchair access
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Open location code
9F2PGPQ9+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26040638
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
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: “Burg Bezděz”
  • German: “Burg Bösig”
  • German: “hrad bezděz”
  • Hebrew: “טירת בזדז”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bezděz Castle and cisterna.

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