Ruin
Burg Gleichen
🇩🇪 Germany · 11th century
Burg Gleichen (also Wanderslebener Gleiche, Wandersleber Schloss, Wanderslebener Burg) is a medieval castle ruin in Thuringia, in the fields of Wandersleben near Gotha. It belongs to the castle ensemble of the Drei Gleichen and today is owned by the Thuringian Palaces and Gardens Foundation.
Machine-translated from “Burg Gleichen” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burg Gleichen ranks #3,048 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #237 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1001, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,940 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 22 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Thuringia. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Burg Gleichen?
Burg Gleichen stands in Germany, at 50.8803°, 10.8389°.
When was Burg Gleichen built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1001. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Burg Gleichen?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,048 of 8,133 worldwide, and #237 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Burg Gleichen?
Wachsenburg Castle, about 4 km away.
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