Castle
Kiel Castle
🇩🇪 Germany
Kiel Castle (German: Kieler Schloss) in Kiel in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein was one of the secondary residences of the Gottorf dukes. The castle exhibited a very varied architectural history and in the more recent architectural period became one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein. The castle burned down during the Second World War and its ruins were largely carried away and replaced by a new building.
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Kiel Castle ranks #3,061 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #238 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,891 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kiel Castle?
Kiel Castle stands in Germany, at 54.3242°, 10.1434°.
How famous is Kiel Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,061 of 8,133 worldwide, and #238 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 Kiel Castle?
Christianpris, about 8 km away.
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