Germany · 13th century
The city walls are the medieval defensive mechanism surrounding the old city of Nuremberg, Germany. Construction started in the 12th century and ended officially in the 16th century. They measured 5 kilometers (with about 4 kilometers still standing) around the old town. The Nuremberg Castle together with the city wall is meant to be one of Europe's most considerable medieval defensive systems.
The city wall is one of the most important art and architectural monuments in the city of Nuremberg. In the north, the extensive castle complex is fully integrated into the fortification.
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City walls of Nuremberg ranks #1,374 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #109 of the 709 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,241 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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