Luxembourg · 11th century
Bourscheid Castle (French: Château de Bourscheid, German: Burg Bourscheid, Luxembourgish: Buerg Buerschent) is located near the village of Bourscheid in north-eastern Luxembourg. The medieval castle stands on a site with archeological evidence of structures dating back to Roman times. Standing majestically some 150 metres (490 ft) above the River Sûre, it is enclosed by a circular wall with 11 watchtowers.
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Bourscheid Castle ranks #2,349 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 49 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded c. 1001, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,980 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 28 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 33 km away. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.
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