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Burg Landshut

🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century

Burg Landshut in Germany
Photo: DooFi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Burg Landshut is the ruin of a hilltop castle in Bernkastel-Kues in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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

Burg Landshut ranks #3,861 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #299 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,966 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Trier, 36 km away. It is one of the 43 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Moselle. It is stop 5 of 27 on the Moselle castle route, Trier to Koblenz. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Burg Landshut?

Burg Landshut stands in Germany, at 49.9112°, 7.07464°.

When was Burg Landshut 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 Landshut?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,861 of 8,134 worldwide, and #299 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 Landshut?

Veldenz Palace, about 4 km away.

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