Blumenstein Castle

Blumenstein Castle is a castle ruin in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. According to the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Blumenstein castle was probably constructed in the first half of the 13th century as part of a line of defensive castles along the Alsatian border.

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Blumenstein Castle ranks #3,338 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #240 of the 254 mapped in Germany. Founded 1260, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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