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Burg Volmarstein

🇩🇪 Germany · 11th century

Burg Volmarstein in Germany
Photo: TaubeNuss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Burg Volmarstein is the ruin of a hill castle in the Volmarstein district of the town of Wetter (Ruhr) in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies in the landscape protection area In der Bach/Am Vorberg and is entered as architectural monument No. 51 in the monument list of Wetter.

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

Burg Volmarstein ranks #5,568 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #427 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1100, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wuppertal, 18 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Burg Volmarstein?

Burg Volmarstein stands in Germany, at 51.3743°, 7.38264°.

When was Burg Volmarstein built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Burg Volmarstein?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,568 of 8,134 worldwide, and #427 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 Volmarstein?

Burg Wetter, about 2 km away.

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