Ruin
Burg Hammerstein
🇩🇪 Germany
Hammerstein Castle (Burg Hammerstein) is the ruin of a 10th-century mountain castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the oldest in this entire Middle Rhine Valley. The ruin of one of its watchtowers still overlooks the Rhine at an altitude of 195 m, near the village of Hammerstein. The Rheinsteig hiking trail passes close to the ruins which can be reached via a small path.
Text adapted from “Hammerstein castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burg Hammerstein ranks #241 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 450 mapped in Germany. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Burg Hammerstein?
Burg Hammerstein stands in Germany, at 50.4712°, 7.35771°.
How famous is Burg Hammerstein?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #241 of 6,412 worldwide, and #24 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 Hammerstein?
Namedy Castle, about 2 km away.
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