Germany · 10th century
The Imperial Castle of Kyffhausen (German: Reichsburg Kyffhausen) is a medieval castle ruin, situated in the Kyffhäuser hills in the German state of Thuringia, close to its border with Saxony-Anhalt. Probably founded about 1000, it superseded the nearby imperial palace (Kaiserpfalz) of Tilleda under the rule of the Hohenstaufen emperors during the 12th and 13th centuries. Together with the Kyffhäuser Monument, erected on the castle grounds between 1890 and 1896, it is today a popular tourist destination. The castle is variously known in English as Kyffhausen Castle, Kyffhauser Castle, Kyffhäuser Castle, and Kyffhaueser Castle.
Text adapted from “Kyffhausen Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyffhausen Castle ranks #2,630 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #199 of the 709 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1000, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,300 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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