Ruin
Helfenstein Castle
Germany
- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal
- Location
- Geislingen an der Steige
- Coordinates
- 48.6161°, 9.84694°
- Open data
- Wikidata Q1012286
Description
Helfenstein Castle represents the remnants of the fortified castle (burg) Helfenstein of the counts of Helfenstein located above the city of Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was destroyed in 1552.
Text adapted from “Helfenstein Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
In the rankings
Helfenstein Castle ranks #5,776 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #504 of the 714 mapped in Germany. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 52 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Castles nearby
- Burg Ramsberg10 km · Germany
- Hohenrechberg Castle16 km · Germany
- Hohenstaufen Castle17 km · Germany
- Schloss Filseck20 km · Germany
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