Lissingen Castle

Lissingen Castle (German: Burg Lissingen) is a well-preserved former moated castle dating to the 13th century. It is located on the River Kyll in Gerolstein in the administrative district of Vulkaneifel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. From the outside it appears to be a single unit, but it is a double castle; an estate division in 1559 created the so-called lower castle and upper castle, which continue to have separate owners. Together with Bürresheim and Eltz, it has the distinction among castles in the Eifel of never having been destroyed.

Lissingen Castle is a protected cultural property under the Hague Convention.

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Lissingen Castle ranks #2,044 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #154 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1212, it is older than 76% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,876 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Trier, 51 km away. It is one of the 43 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Moselle. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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