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Burg Henneberg

🇩🇪 Germany · 11th century

Burg Henneberg in Germany
Photo: Mewes · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Burg Henneberg, also Henneburg, is a castle ruin situated east of the present-day Meiningen district of Henneberg in southern Thuringia and was the eponymous ancestral seat of the princely Counts of Henneberg.

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

Burg Henneberg ranks #4,428 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #341 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1096, it is older than 88% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,050 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Burg Henneberg?

Burg Henneberg stands in Germany, at 50.4914°, 10.3614°.

When was Burg Henneberg built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1096. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Burg Henneberg?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,428 of 8,134 worldwide, and #341 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 Henneberg?

Schloß Landsberg, about 12 km away.

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