France · 12th century
The Château du Kagenfels (also known as Kaguenfels ou Kagenburg) is a ruined castle situated in the Forest of Obernai, in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It was constructed in the 12th century.
The Château du Kagenfels was built by a certain Kagen who gave his name to the castle.
The castle appears on the French Ministry of Culture database and is described as being in a poor state, but has no official protection as a monument historique. It is constructed largely of granite. A programme of restoration is underway.
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Château de Kagenfels ranks #7,825 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #744 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Strasbourg, 32 km away. It is one of the 63 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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