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Burg Arnstein

Germany

Location
Arnstein
Coordinates
51.6844°, 11.4108°
Links
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Burg Arnstein in Germany
Photo: Daniel Markovics · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Burg Arnstein is the ruin of a hill castle on the edge of the Harz and lies in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt. The ruin stands on a rise 210 m above sea level (NN) between the villages of Sylda and Harkerode, south of Aschersleben and north-west of Hettstedt. In the 12th century the medieval fortification gave rise to the castle of the lords of Arnstein, with its impressive tower-like palas building, visible from afar. Since the 19th century it has been known beyond the region as a romantic ruin.

Machine-translated from “Burg Arnstein” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Burg Arnstein ranks #7,076 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #759 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,009 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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