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Burg Friedberg

Germany · 12th century

Founded
1171
Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Location
Friedberg
Coordinates
50.3424°, 8.75297°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Burg Friedberg in Germany
Photo: Harald Gärtner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Burg Friedberg in the Hessian town of Friedberg is, at 3.9 ha, one of the largest castle complexes in Germany (a hill castle at 140 m above sea level (NN)). For centuries it was the centre of the Burgraviate of Friedberg. Today it houses, among other things, various public institutions within its historic walls, such as large parts of the tax office, the Burggymnasium and a church.

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

In the rankings

Burg Friedberg ranks #6,288 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #639 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded 1171, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,323 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 26 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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