Austria · 12th century
Arnstein is a 12th-century castle ruin, located above Maria Raisenmarkt in Austria. In 1529 Arnstein was destroyed by Turkish troops in the Siege of Vienna.
Text adapted from “Arnstein Castle (Austria)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arnstein ruins ranks #6,204 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #169 of the 239 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vienna, 30 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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