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Hohenfreyberg Castle

Germany · 15th century

Founded
1418
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Location
Eisenberg
Elevation
1,041 m
Coordinates
47.6138°, 10.5877°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Hohenfreyberg Castle in Germany
Photo: Patrick Huebgen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Hohenfreyberg Castle (German: Burg Hohenfreyberg), together with Eisenberg Castle directly opposite, forms a castle group in the southern Allgäu that is visible from a long way off. It is located about four kilometres north of Pfronten in the county of Ostallgäu. The late mediaeval hilltop castle was abandoned during the Thirty Years' War and set on fire. From 1995 to 2006 the former aristocratic seat was comprehensively made safe and conserved as part of a closely observed "example of renovation".

Text adapted from “Hohenfreyberg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Hohenfreyberg Castle ranks #5,730 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #539 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded 1418, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,244 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Innsbruck, 72 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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