Castle
Harburg Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century
Harburg Castle in Harburg, Bavaria, in the Donau-Ries district, is an extensive mediaeval complex from the 11th / 12th century. Originally it was a Staufer castle and was owned by the princely House of Oettingen-Wallerstein. Since 2000 the castle belongs to the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein Cultural Foundation, which has the mission to preserve this unique castle for the present and future.
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Harburg Castle ranks #2,329 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #161 of the 254 mapped in Germany. Founded 1150, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 194 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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