Ruin
Burgstall Gegenpoint
🇩🇪 Germany
The Gegenpoint Castle Site (German: Burgstall Gegenpoint, also spelled Geggenpoint or Kekenpoint, and even earlier spelled Kekkepiunt, Kekinpiunt or Geckenpoint) is the burgstall or site of a ruined spur castle from the high Middle Ages, which stood about 2 km to the east of Fürstenfeld Abbey in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany. It was abandoned in the 15th century and its walls were plundered for building materials. Today, only the foundations are visible.
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Burgstall Gegenpoint ranks #6,944 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #502 of the 505 mapped in Germany. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Munich, 23 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Burgstall Gegenpoint?
Burgstall Gegenpoint stands in Germany, at 48.1712°, 11.2724°.
How famous is Burgstall Gegenpoint?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,944 of 8,134 worldwide, and #502 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 Burgstall Gegenpoint?
Blutenburg Castle, about 14 km away.
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