Ruin
Alt-Ems
🇦🇹 Austria · 12th century
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.
View on the interactive castle map →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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