Ruin
Alt-Geroldseck Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 11th century
Alt-Geroldseck, also called Rauhkasten, is the ruined remnant of a spur castle 1750 metres north of the Hohengeroldseck ruin, on a spur summit 604 m above sea level near Schönberg, a district of the municipality of Seelbach, in the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg.
Machine-translated from “Burg Alt-Geroldseck” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alt-Geroldseck Castle ranks #7,045 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #504 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1100, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Strasbourg, 30 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Alt-Geroldseck Castle?
Alt-Geroldseck Castle stands in Germany, at 48.3474°, 7.98054°.
When was Alt-Geroldseck Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Alt-Geroldseck Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,045 of 8,134 worldwide, and #504 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Alt-Geroldseck Castle?
Hohengeroldseck, about 2 km away.
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