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Loket Castle

Local name: Hrad Loket

Located in Loket, Sokolov District Coordinates: 50°11′14″ N 12°45′16″ E

Loket Castle
Lubor Ferenc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Loket
0.1 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Prague · UTC+01:00
Elevation
427 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport12 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague108 km

About Loket Castle

Loket Castle is a historic site. Location: Loket, Sokolov District.

From Wikipedia

Loket Castle (Czech: Hrad Loket, German: Burg Elbogen) is a 12th-century Gothic castle in Loket in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It ls located on a massive rock, surrounded on three sides by the Ohře river. Once known as "the Impregnable Castle of Bohemia", because of its thick walls, it is one of the oldest stone castles in the country. It is administered by the Loket Castle Foundation since 1993 and preserved today as a museum and national monument.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
13th century
Architectural style
Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
Heritage designation
cultural monument of the Czech Republic
Visitors per year
145,659 (2022)
Official website
hradloket.cz

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Loket Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (91 mm)
Driest month
February (40 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Loket Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°12°18°21°23°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)434045425878918058524852

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loket Castle

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 73 km to the north.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 12 kmeast
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 108 kmeast
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 127 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 73 kmnorth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 119 kmnortheast
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 120 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Loket Castle

Within 100 km: 244 historic and cultural sites, 2,069 natural sites, 457 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Pláň Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Scheffelsberg Mountain 24 kmN
  • Plešivec Mountain 20 kmN
  • Lesný [Dolní Žandov-Úbočí] Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km840 places

  • Stoličná Mountain 30 kmNE
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 43 kmE
  • Wüster Teich Lake 55 kmNW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km1,892 places

  • Český Les Mountain 61 kmS
  • Sprotte River 87 kmN
  • Zipfelteich Lake 83 kmNW
  • Weidatalsperre Lake 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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