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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}thumb The ruins of the '''Pajrek Castle''' ({{langx|de|Burg Bayereck}}) lie in the Czech Republic above the town of Nýrsko,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stafford |first=James |date=2017 |title=Nyrsko in the Czech Republic counts a farmhand who ‘predicted’ World War Three among its claims to fame. Now the small town in the shadows of the Bohemian Forest, also has a rugby club. |url=https://www.therugbyjournal.com/rugby-blog/czech-republic |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The Rugby Journal |issue=1}}</ref> in the western part of the Bohemian Forest at a height of 505 metres above sea level.
This important border castle was built at the beginning of the 14th century, but by 1472 it had already been abandoned. In 1504, the castle was rebuilt, but it was only used until the middle of the 16th century, when it was finally abandoned. Only the remains of the huge tower have survived.
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Category:Ruined castles in the Czech Republic Category:Castles in the Plzeň Region Category:Bohemian Forest
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