Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen)
Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen) features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Karlovy Vary & the Spa Triangle. Give it roughly ~120 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type castle
- Suggested visit ~120 min
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About Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen)
Loket, a small town in a tight bend of the river Ohře near Karlovy Vary, crowned by a royal Gothic castle on a granite rock once called the key to the Kingdom of Bohemia.
The castle was built in the second half of the twelfth century and took most of its present form in the 1390s. Charles IV was held here as a small child and stayed here later as emperor. From 1792 to 1948 part of it was a prison; today it is a museum with a Romanesque rotunda, a porcelain exhibition and old prison rooms.
The castle is open every day, with shorter hours in winter. Repairs to the roof may limit parts of the courtyard. Loket lies about ten kilometres south-west of Karlovy Vary, and its old town is easy to walk in about an hour.
Did you know? Loket takes its name from the Czech word for elbow, after the tight bend of the river Ohře that surrounds the town on three sides.
How long is a visit to Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen)?
Set aside roughly ~120 min for Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen). That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen) worth your time?
Loket Castle and Town (Elbogen) is among the 13 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Karlovy Vary & the Spa Triangle, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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