Koblenz Fortress

Koblenz Fortress was part of a Prussian fortress system near the city of Koblenz in Germany which consisted of the city fortifications of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein and exterior supporting constructions such as entrenchments and forts. Koblenz fortress was built in three stages: 1815–1830, 1859–1868 and 1871–1886. The designers were: Ernst von Aster and Gustav von Rauch. Individual parts of the fortification have been preserved; other parts were demolished over the course of time. For example, in 1890 part of the fortress was declassified, the gates were demolished between 1896 and 1899 and further structures were demolished in the years 1920–1927.

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Koblenz Fortress ranks #3,782 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #295 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1815, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,396 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 23 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 1 km away. It is one of the 33 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. It is stop 23 of 27 on the Rhine castle route, Bingen to Koblenz. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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