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Castles near Karlsruhe
73 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 Karlsruhe Palace, 1 km south-east of the city centre; the most famous is Hohenzollern Castle — #44 of 5,479 worldwide — 88 km south-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Old Castle, founded 950.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Germany (56), France (17).
Within 25 km of Karlsruhe
- Karlsruhe Palace
1 km south-east · Palace & château
Karlsruhe Palace was built in 1715 for Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach after a dispute with the citizens of his previous capital,…
- Schloss Rastatt
23 km south-west · Palace & château
Schloss Rastatt, also known as Residenzschloss Rastatt, is a Baroque schloss in Rastatt, Germany.
- Bruchsal Palace
19 km north-east · Palace & château
Bruchsal Palace, also called the Damiansburg, is a Baroque palace complex located in Bruchsal, Germany. The complex is made up of over 50 buildings.
- Karlsburg Castle
6 km east · Castle
Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563.
Day trips: 25–60 km
- Heidelberg Castle
49 km north-east · Ruin · #88 worldwide
Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the…
- Ludwigsburg Palace
60 km east · Palace & château · #376 worldwide
Ludwigsburg Palace, nicknamed the "Versailles of Swabia", is a 452-room palace complex of 18 buildings located in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg,…
- Schwetzingen Palace
43 km north · Palace & château
Schwetzingen Palace is a schloss in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Charles III…
- Mannheim Palace
52 km north · Palace & château
Mannheim Palace is a large Baroque palace in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Hambach Castle
40 km north-west · Castle
Hambach Castle is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Trifels Castle
37 km north-west · Castle
Trifels Castle is a reconstructed medieval castle at an elevation of 500 m near the small town of Annweiler, in the Palatinate region of southwestern…
- Hohenbaden Castle
29 km south-west · Ruin
Hohenbaden Castle in German Baden-Baden was the residence of the margraves of Baden for almost 400 years.
- Solitude Palace
56 km south-east · Palace & château
Solitude Palace is a Rococo schloss and hunting retreat commissioned by Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.
- Hohenasperg
55 km east · Fortress
Hohenasperg, located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg near Stuttgart, Germany, of which it is administratively part, is an ancient fortress…
- Château du Fleckenstein
46 km west · Ruin
Château de Fleckenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Lembach, in the Bas-Rhin département of France.
- Schloss Favorite
59 km east · Palace & château
Schloss Favorite is a Baroque maison de plaisance and hunting lodge in Ludwigsburg, Germany, which was used as a summer residence and hunting lodge.
- Berwartstein Castle
40 km west · Castle
Berwartstein Castle is a castle in the Wasgau, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in the state Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany.
+ 19 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Hohenzollern Castle
88 km south-east · Castle · #44 worldwide
Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the formerly imperial House of Hohenzollern.
- Lichtenstein Castle
93 km south-east · Castle · #166 worldwide
Lichtenstein Castle is a privately owned Gothic Revival castle located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany.
- Frankenstein Castle (Darmstadt)
89 km north · Castle · #326 worldwide
Frankenstein Castle is a hilltop castle in the Odenwald overlooking the city of Darmstadt in Germany.
- Old Castle
63 km south-east · Castle
The Old Palace is a former castle located on the Schillerplatz in Stuttgart, Germany.
- New Palace (Stuttgart)
63 km south-east · Palace & château
The New Palace is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Stuttgart and is one of the last large city palaces built in Southern Germany.
- Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
68 km south-west · 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…
- Teck
92 km south-east · Ruin
Teck Castle was a ducal castle in the kingdom of Württemberg, immediately to the north of the Swabian Jura and south of the town of Kirchheim unter…
- Fort de Mutzig
86 km south-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.
- Rohan Castle
82 km west · Castle
Rohan Castle, also known as Château Neuf or the Château de Saverne, is an eighteenth-century neoclassical palace in the city of Saverne in Alsace,…
- Wirtemberg Castle
69 km east · Ruin
Wirtemberg Castle, a ruined hilltop castle, is the second family seat of the House of Württemberg, whose ancestors had abandoned Beutelsbach Castle.
- Rosenstein Castle
64 km east · Castle
Rosenstein Castle is a palace in Stuttgart, Germany. It was designed in the classical style by the architect and court builder Giovanni Salucci as…
- Schloss Neuenstein
88 km east · Castle
Neuenstein Castle is a castle in the middle of the town of Neuenstein. Built as the seat of the Hohenlohe-Neuenstein noble family, it now houses a…
+ 26 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q1040.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Karlsruhe?
The Castlemap atlas maps 73 landmarks (45 castles · 3 fortresses · 10 palaces & châteaux · 15 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Karlsruhe, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Karlsruhe?
Karlsruhe Palace, a palace 1 km south-east of the city centre.
What is the most famous castle near Karlsruhe?
Hohenzollern Castle, ranked #44 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 88 km south-east from Karlsruhe.
What is the oldest castle near Karlsruhe?
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Old Castle, founded 950 — 63 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Mannheim (53 km) · Strasbourg (68 km) · Wiesbaden (119 km) · Freiburg im Breisgau (121 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.