Bezděz Castle
Bezděz Castle is a Gothic castle in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It is located about 20 kilometres southeast of Česká Lípa. Its construction began before 1264 by order of King Ottokar II of Bohemia.- Email: seidl.kamil@npu.cz
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Bezděz” and “Hrad Bezděz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Giles and Bezděz railway station.
Church of Saint Giles
Church
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Church of Saint Giles is situated 590 metres south of Bezděz Castle.
Bezděz railway station
Railway station
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Bezděz railway station is situated 2½ km south of Bezděz Castle.
Okna railway station
Railway station
Photo: Zákupák, Public domain.
Okna railway station is situated 3½ km west of Bezděz Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bezděz and Obora.
Bezděz
Village
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Bezděz is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It is known for the ruin of the medieval Bezděz Castle, protected as a national cultural monument.
Obora
Village
Photo: Zákupák, Public domain.
Obora is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Bezděz Castle.
Hlínoviště
Village
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Hlínoviště is a village and municipal part of Bělá pod Bezdězem in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. It is located in the western part of the town's territory. Hlínoviště is situated 3½ km southeast of Bezděz Castle.
Bezděz Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bezděz, Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.53912° or 50° 32′ 21″ northLongitude
14.71993° or 14° 43′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F2PGPQ9+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 26040638OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1186381
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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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