Germany · 11th century
Iburg Castle ranks #3,938 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #325 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1070, it is older than 88% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,775 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Enschede, 79 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
The so-called Iburg Castle (German: Schloss Iburg), is a castle and former Benedictine abbey in Bad Iburg, Germany.
From ca. 1100 till 1673 it was the seat of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück. It is also notable as the birthplace of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia.
Text adapted from “Iburg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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