Castle
Katz Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 14th century
Katz Castle (German: Burg Katz) is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on a ledge looking downstream from the riverside at Sankt Goar. It was first built around 1371 by Count William II of Katzenelnbogen. The castle was bombarded in 1806 by Napoleon and rebuilt in the late 19th century, in 1896–98. It is now privately owned, and not open for visitors.
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Katz Castle ranks #1,091 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #84 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1301, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,844 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 29 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 25 km away. It is one of the 33 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Katz Castle?
Katz Castle stands in Germany, at 50.1518°, 7.72414°.
When was Katz Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1301. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Katz Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,091 of 7,738 worldwide, and #84 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Katz Castle?
Rheinfels Castle, about 1 km away.
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