Germany · 14th century
The Old Castle, also known as the Landgrave's Castle, is located in the center of the university town of Gießen in Hesse. The building, erected in the 14th century, borders the Botanical Garden on its northeast and southeast sides, the Kanzleiberg on its southwest side, and the Brandplatz on its northwest side.
Machine-translated from “Altes Schloss (Gießen)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giessen Old Castle ranks #8,039 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #702 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 53 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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