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Château de Dreistein

🇫🇷 France · 13th century

Château de Dreistein in France
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The Château de Dreistein is a ruined castle in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It is, in fact, three separate castles built on rocky promontories, hence the name drei Stein, "three stones" in medieval German.

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Château de Dreistein ranks #4,725 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #340 of the 351 mapped in France. Founded 1300, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 478 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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