Germany · 10th century
Mecklenburg Castle was a medieval castle and a residential capital of the Nakonid and Nikloting dynasties of the Obotrites. It was located just south of the modern village Dorf Mecklenburg, seven kilometres (4 miles) south of the Bay of Wismar in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The only remnants of the ruined castle are parts of an earthen wall. Some scholars have associated Mecklenburg with the medieval trading emporium Reric.
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Mecklenburg Castle ranks #3,257 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #264 of the 709 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 950, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,043 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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