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Madenburg Castle

Germany

Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Rhineland-Palatinate
Location
Eschbach
Coordinates
49.16825°, 8.00808°
Links
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Madenburg Castle in Germany
Photo: Rolohauck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The ruin of Madenburg Castle is one of the biggest and oldest castle complexes in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The castle was built on a cliff on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest looking towards the Rhine rift valley. The ruin, which is surrounded by forest, lies at an elevation of 458 metres overlooking Eschbach.

Despite its strong defences, the castle was destroyed during the War of the Grand Alliance by the troops of Joseph de Montclar. The castle was never rebuilt.

Text adapted from “Madenburg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Madenburg Castle ranks #5,918 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #574 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,136 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlsruhe, 33 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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