Germany · 13th century
Hohengeroldseck ranks #4,849 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #401 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Strasbourg, 32 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Hohengeroldseck is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 523.9 m above sea level in the Black Forest. It lies on a rise between the Kinzig valley and the Schutter valley in the Schönberg district of the municipality of Seelbach in the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg. The castle was the ancestral seat of the lords of Geroldseck. On a spur hilltop 1,700 metres to the north lies the ruin of Alt-Geroldseck castle.
Machine-translated from “Burg Hohengeroldseck” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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