Germany · 12th century
Kronberg Castle is a High Middle Ages Rock castle in Kronberg im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse state, Germany. The castle is beside Altkönig in Taunus. The castle was built between 1220 and 1230.
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Kronberg Castle ranks #3,637 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #300 of the 709 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,296 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 15 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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