Ruin
Burg Kirkel
🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century
Burg Kirkel (Kirkel Castle), also known as the Kirkeler Burg, is a hill castle ruin located on a sandstone spur above Kirkel-Neuhäusel in the Saarpfalz district of Saarland, Germany. It is a prominent regional landmark and a cultural-historical focal point for the municipality of Kirkel.
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Burg Kirkel ranks #315 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #61 of the 450 mapped in Germany. Founded 1200, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 337 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Burg Kirkel?
Burg Kirkel stands in Germany, at 49.2831°, 7.24028°.
When was Burg Kirkel built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Burg Kirkel?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #315 of 6,412 worldwide, and #61 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 Kirkel?
Zweibrücken Castle, about 10 km away.
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