Jenštejn Castle
Jenštejn Castle is a castle ruin in Jenštejn in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The settlement of Jenštejn was founded with a small, water-protected castle in the first half of the 14th century by Jenc of Janovice, a high-ranking official in court yard, in 1336–1361.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle, view point, museum in Jenštejn, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Jenštejn - hrad - zřícenina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint John the Baptist and Cukrovarský rybník.
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Hubert Kororo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Saint John the Baptist is situated 1¼ km north of Jenštejn Castle.
Cukrovarský rybník
Pond
Photo: Mickapr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cukrovarský rybník is a pond, which is situated 1¼ km west of Jenštejn Castle.
Vinoř
Town hall
Photo: Packa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vinoř, officially Prague-Vinoř, is a municipal district in Prague, Czech Republic. Vinoř is situated 2½ km southwest of Jenštejn Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jenštejn and Podolanka.
Jenštejn
Village
Podolanka
Village
Photo: Feťour, Public domain.
Podolanka is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Dřevčice
Village
Jenštejn Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, water castle, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jenštejn, Okres Praha-východ, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.15346° or 50° 9′ 13″ northLongitude
14.611° or 14° 36′ 40″ eastHeight
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9F2P5J36+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 291714410OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12024521
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Jenštejn Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hrad Jenštejn”
- Czech: “Jenštejn”
- German: “Burg Jenstein”
- German: “Burgruine Jenstein”
- German: “Jenstein”
- German: “Jenštejn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include zřícenina hradu Jenštejn and Jenštejn.
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