Gutenberg Castle

Gutenberg Castle (German: Burg Gutenberg) is an intact castle in the municipality of Balzers, Liechtenstein, the southern-most municipality in the country. Gutenberg is one of the five castles of the principality and one of two that have survived intact until the present day.

Unlike Vaduz Castle, Gutenberg Castle does not serve as a residence of the princely family of Liechtenstein and is open to the general public as a museum. The castle lies on a 70 metre high free-standing rock near the centre of Balzers and is accessible via a street and road known as Burgweg.

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Gutenberg Castle ranks #993 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 4 mapped in Liechtenstein. Founded 1101, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,991 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 76 km away. See how Liechtenstein compares in the castle statistics.

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