Germany · 12th century
Eltz Castle (German: Burg Eltz) is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of the House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century. Eltz Castle along with Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed.
The castle stands on a 70-metre-high (230 ft) rock spur that is bounded on three sides by the river Elzbach, a tributary on the north side of the Moselle. The surrounding Eltz Forest has been declared a nature reserve by Flora-Fauna-Habitat and Natura 2001.
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Eltz Castle ranks #75 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 62,482 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 25 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 25 km away. It is one of the 51 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Moselle. It is stop 12 of 36 on the Moselle castle route, Trier to Koblenz. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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