Germany · 13th century
Gräfenstein Castle (German: Burg Gräfenstein) is a ruined rock castle about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of Merzalben in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is in the county of Südwestpfalz within the Palatine Forest and is often called Merzalber Schloss ("Merzalben Castle"). It is built on a rock plateau 12 metres (39 ft) high at an elevation of 447 metres (1,467 ft) above sea level.
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Gräfenstein Castle ranks #5,776 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #501 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1237, it is older than 72% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 30 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaiserslautern, 23 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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