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Alt-Ems

🇦🇹 Austria · 12th century

Alt-Ems in Austria
Photo: Bauken77 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Alt-Ems is the ruin of a hill castle near Hohenems in Vorarlberg (Austria).

Machine-translated from “Alt-Ems” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alt-Ems ranks #4,623 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #124 of the 201 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,549 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 74 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Alt-Ems?

Alt-Ems stands in Austria, at 47.3635°, 9.69597°.

When was Alt-Ems built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Alt-Ems?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,623 of 8,134 worldwide, and #124 in Austria. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Alt-Ems?

Neu-Ems Castle, about 1 km away.

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