Castle
Castle Crottorf
🇩🇪 Germany · 14th century
Castle Crottorf, occasionally also written Schloss Krottorf, is a moated castle in the Wildenburger Land two kilometres west of the village of Friesenhagen in the municipality of the same name, which lies in the Altenkirchen district in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate and near the border with North Rhine-Westphalia. It stands in the valley of the Wisser on the foundations of a medieval moated castle, which was first mentioned in documents in the first half of the 14th century.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Crottorf” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Crottorf ranks #3,953 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #304 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1325, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,829 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Wuppertal, 58 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle Crottorf?
Castle Crottorf stands in Germany, at 50.9057°, 7.78814°.
When was Castle Crottorf built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1325. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle Crottorf?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,953 of 8,134 worldwide, and #304 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 Castle Crottorf?
Ehreshoven Castle, about 32 km away.
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