Austria · 12th century
Güssing Castle (German: Burg Güssing, Hungarian: németújvári vár) is a castle in southern Burgenland, Austria. On June 30, 1524, the castle was acquired by the Batthyány family, which retains ownership through a historical foundation that provides for the care and maintenance of the castle. Güssing Castle is 293 metres (961 ft) above sea level. Established by Béla III of Hungary around 1180, Güssing Castle is the oldest castle in Burgenland.
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Burg Güssing ranks #2,743 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #61 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded 1157, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,415 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Graz, 67 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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