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Burg Scharfenstein

Germany · 13th century

Founded
1209
Location
Leinefelde-Worbis
Coordinates
51.3633°, 10.2689°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Burg Scharfenstein in Germany
Photo: Rainer Kunze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Burg Scharfenstein is a High Medieval castle in the Eichsfeld, which was first mentioned in a document in 1209.

Today Burg Scharfenstein is a whisky experience centre, a hotel complex with a restaurant, and a coffee roastery.

Machine-translated from “Burg Scharfenstein (Eichsfeld)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Burg Scharfenstein ranks #6,599 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #690 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded 1209, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1134 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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