Castle
Château de Hunebourg
🇫🇷 France · 12th century
Château de Hunebourg (German: Hüneburg or Hünenburg) is a rock castle that lies to the west of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne in the French département of Bas-Rhin on a 425-metre-high sandstone rock outcrop. It is accessible from the valley of the Zinsel du Nord. The original castle was built in the 12th-13th century, but very little remains from this period. The castle was reconstructed in a neo-romanesque style in the 1930s. It is a listed historical monument since 2007.
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Château de Hunebourg ranks #5,175 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #403 of the 456 mapped in France. Founded 1125, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Château de Hunebourg?
Château de Hunebourg stands in France, at 48.83333°, 7.36406°.
When was Château de Hunebourg built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1125. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Hunebourg?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,175 of 7,044 worldwide, and #403 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château de Hunebourg?
Château de Herrenstein, about 2 km away.
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