Germany · 11th century
Alt-Geroldseck Castle ranks #7,865 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #697 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 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.
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.
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