Austria · 11th century
Burg Seebenstein is a castle in Seebenstein, Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Seebenstein is 453 metres (1,486 ft) above sea level. Owned by the Nehammer family since 1942, it once housed the Seebenstein Madonna, a wood sculpture by Tilman Riemenschneider, until it was sold and acquired by the Yale University Art Gallery.
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Burg Seebenstein ranks #2,555 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #57 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,383 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vienna, 60 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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