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 #360 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #73 of the 450 mapped in Germany. 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: #360 of 6,412 worldwide, and #73 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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