Austria · 13th century
The Kufstein Fortress (German: Festung Kufstein) is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria. It is sometimes wrongly referred to as Geroldseck Fortress. It is on a hill commanding Kufstein proper. Kufstein Fortress is 507 metres (1,663 ft) above sea level.
The fortress is linked to the city below by the Festungsbahn, a funicular railway, or inclined lift, on a track that is 50 metres (160 ft) long.
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Kufstein Fortress ranks #650 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded 1205, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,235 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Innsbruck, 68 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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