Ruin
Gräfenstein Castle
🇩🇪 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.
Text adapted from “Gräfenstein Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gräfenstein Castle ranks #4,883 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #383 of the 475 mapped in Germany. Founded 1237, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 781 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Gräfenstein Castle?
Gräfenstein Castle stands in Germany, at 49.2409°, 7.75678°.
When was Gräfenstein Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1237. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Gräfenstein Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,883 of 7,044 worldwide, and #383 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Gräfenstein Castle?
Heidelsburg, about 6 km away.
More castles in Germany
- Burg Wetter Germany · 13th century
- Burg Beyenburg Germany · 14th century
- Haus Kemnade Germany
- Neuerburg Germany · 9th century
More ruins
- Prümerburg Germany · 11th century
- Strahlenburg Germany · 13th century
- Passavas Castle Greece
- Ios Palaiokastro Greece · 14th century