| Loket | |
|---|---|
| Loket, Karlovy Vary Region | |
 Loket Castle | |
  Loket Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates | 50°11.19′N 12°45.05′E / 50.18650°N 12.75083°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1230[1] |
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.
- ^ Petr David; Vladimír Soukup; Lubomír Čech; Hana Gabriela Chappell (2009). The Wonders of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. p. 96. ISBN 978-80-242-2455-8.