Hohenrechberg Castle

Hohenrechberg Castle (German: Burg Hohenrechberg) is a ruined castle in Schwäbisch Gmünd in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built as a spur castle on the spur (called "Schlossberg") of the Hohenrechberg mountain, which forms together with the Hohenstaufen Mountain and Stuifen the Three Emperors Mountains, just a few kilometers next to the family seat Hohenstaufen castle of the Staufer dynasty.

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Hohenrechberg Castle ranks #4,758 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #333 of the 349 mapped in Germany. Founded 1200, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 267 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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