🇩🇪 Germany
131 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Zähringen Castle, 4 km north-east of the city centre; the most famous is Hohenzollern Castle — #58 of 8,133 worldwide — 91 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Fortified Church of St. Arbogast, founded 793.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Switzerland (57), France (49), Germany (25).
24 km west · Fortress · #128 worldwide
Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in Alsace in north-eastern France.
4 km north-east · Ruin
The ruins of Zähringen castle is what remains of the ancestral seat of the Zähringer Alemannic noble family, located near Freiburg im Breisgau.
14 km north · Ruin
The Hochburg is a castle ruin situated between the city of Emmendingen and the village of Sexau in the region of Baden, located in the southwest of…
12 km north-east · Ruin
The Schwarzenburg, historically called Schwarzenberg, is a castle near Waldkirch in the district Emmendingen in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg…
14 km north-east · Ruin
The Kastelburg is a ruined castle above Waldkirch in the district Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg.
5 km south-west · Ruin
Schneeburg is a castle ruin between Ebringen and Freiburg, Germany. The ruins are at an altitude of 516 metres on the western summit of Schönberg.
14 km south-east · Ruin
Falkenstein Castle is a ruined hill castle near Freiburg im Breisgau on the territory of the present-day municipality Breitnau in the county of…
47 km north-west · Castle · #228 worldwide
The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin…
42 km south · Ruin
Rötteln Castle, located above the Lörrach suburb of Haagen, lies in the extreme southwest corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, just 10…
47 km north-west · Castle
The Château de Saint-Ulrich is one of three castles which overlooks the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin département of France.
31 km south-west · Ruin
Sausenburg Castle is a ruined German castle on the edge of the Black Forest, just north of the town of Kandern in Baden-Württemberg, between the…
51 km south-east · Fortress
Fort Reuenthal is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located in the Aargau canton near the Swiss border with Germany.
56 km south · Castle
Bottmingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bottmingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
51 km north · Castle
Ortenberg Castle is the main landmark of the Ortenau and is situated above the town of Ortenberg at the end of the Kinzig Valley between Offenburg…
56 km north-west · Ruin
The Château d'Andlau is a medieval ruined castle in the commune of Andlau, in the Bas-Rhin département of France.
46 km south · Castle
Beuggen Castle, also called Buchem, Buchein, Bivcheim, Büken, Beukheim or Beuken, is a former moated castle situated 20 kilometres east of Basel on…
48 km north-west · Ruin
Château de l'Ortenbourg or Ortenberg is a ruined castle situated in the commune of Scherwiller in the département of Bas-Rhin of France.
44 km west · Ruin
The Château du Hohlandsbourg or Hohlandsberg is a ruined castle in the commune of Wintzenheim, near Colmar, in the Haut-Rhin département of France.
51 km north-west · Ruin
The Château de Frankenbourg is a ruined 12th century castle in the commune of Neubois in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace, France.
+ 36 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
91 km north-east · Castle · #58 worldwide
Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the formerly imperial House of Hohenzollern.
64 km south-east · Castle · #127 worldwide
Habsburg Castle is a medieval Swiss fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River.
66 km north · Palace & château
The Palais Rohan in Strasbourg is the former residence of the prince-bishops and cardinals of the House of Rohan, an ancient French noble family…
92 km north · Ruin
Hohenbaden Castle in German Baden-Baden was the residence of the margraves of Baden for almost 400 years.
72 km south · Castle
Lenzburg Castle is a castle located above the old part of the town of Lenzburg in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
68 km south-east · Fortress
The Munot is a circular 16th-century fortification located on Emmersberg hill in the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and serves as a symbol of the…
75 km south · Castle
Aarburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
100 km north · Palace & château
Schloss Rastatt, also known as Residenzschloss Rastatt, is a Baroque schloss in Rastatt, Germany.
90 km south-east · Castle
Kyburg Castle is a castle in Switzerland, overlooking the Töss river about 3 km south-east of Winterthur, in Kyburg municipality, canton of Zürich.
86 km east · Castle
Burg Wildenstein, a fortified spur castle, built between 1200 and 1300 A.D., is situated above the Danube break-through at the Swabian Alb in…
97 km east · Castle
Arenenberg is an estate with a small chateau, Schloss Arenenberg, in the municipality of Salenstein at the shore of Lake Constance in Thurgau,…
69 km north-west · Fortress
The Fort de Mutzig, also known as Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II, is located near the town of Mutzig, in the Bas-Rhin department of France.
+ 64 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q2833.
The Castlemap atlas maps 131 landmarks (56 castles · 8 fortresses · 8 palaces & châteaux · 59 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Freiburg im Breisgau, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Zähringen Castle, a ruin 4 km north-east of the city centre.
Hohenzollern Castle, ranked #58 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 91 km north-east from Freiburg im Breisgau.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Fortified Church of St. Arbogast, founded 793 — 55 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Colmar (38 km) · Mulhouse (47 km) · Basel (52 km) · Strasbourg (65 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
