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Château de Montbéliard

France · 13th century

Founded
c. 1250
Style
Renaissance architecture
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Montbéliard
Coordinates
47.50944°, 6.80111°
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Château de Montbéliard in France
Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château de Montbéliard (Montbeliard Castle), also known as the Château des ducs de Württemberg (Castle of the Dukes of Württemberg) is a fortress located on an outcropping rock that overlooks the town of Montbéliard in the Doubs département of France. Since 1996, it has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The property of the commune, it is open to the public.

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In the rankings

Château de Montbéliard ranks #3,695 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #288 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,152 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mulhouse, 48 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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