🇩🇪 Germany
132 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 Electoral Palace (Trier), 1 km south-east of the city centre; the most famous is Eltz Castle — #75 of 8,133 worldwide — 71 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Celtic circular wall of Otzenhausen, founded c. 350 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 4 countries — Germany (81), Luxembourg (46), Belgium (3), France (2).
1 km north-east · Fortress · #89 worldwide
The Porta Nigra, referred to by locals as the Porta, is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany.
1 km south-east · Palace & château
The Electoral Palace in Trier, Germany, was the residence of the Archbishops and Electors of Trier from the 16th century until the late 18th century.
8 km north · Ruin
The ruins of Ramstein Castle stand on a 182-metre-high, Bunter sandstone rock on the edge of the Meulenwald forest in the lower, steep-sided Kyll…
9 km west · Castle
Born Castle is located in the centre of the little village of Born some 8 km north of Wasserbillig in south-eastern Luxembourg.
19 km north-west · Ruin
The Prümerburg is a ruined hill castle on a roughly 30-metre-high Lias-sandstone rock on the upper edge of the valley of the Prüm in the municipality…
57 km north-east · Fortress
Reichsburg Cochem is a castle complex in the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Cochem on the Moselle.
40 km south-west · Palace & château
The Grand Ducal Palace is a palace in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
37 km north-west · Castle
Vianden Castle (Luxembourgish: Veianer Schlass [ˈfɑɪ̯ɑnɐ ˈʃlɑs] or Veiner Schlooss [ˈfɑɪ̯nɐ ˈʃloːs] ; French: Château de Vianden; German: Schloss…
40 km west · Palace & château
Berg Castle is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the…
33 km west · Castle
Fischbach Castle is a castle in Luxembourg. It is situated near the town of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg.
27 km west · Ruin
Beaufort Castle dating from the 11th century consists of the ruins of the medieval fortress and an adjacent residence from the 17th century.
40 km south-west · Ruin
The Bock is a promontory in the eastern corner of Luxembourg City's historical upper town, the Ville Haute.
55 km north-west · Castle
Clervaux Castle in the town of Clervaux in Northern Luxembourg dates back to the 12th century.
39 km south-west · Fortress
Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
51 km north · Castle
Lissingen Castle is a well-preserved former moated castle dating to the 13th century.
44 km west · Castle
Ansembourg Old Castle, known as the Old Castle of Ansembourg, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven…
43 km north-west · Castle
Bourscheid Castle is located near the village of Bourscheid in north-eastern Luxembourg.
+ 47 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
71 km north-east · Castle · #75 worldwide
Eltz Castle is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany.
97 km north-east · Fortress · #297 worldwide
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, a fortress in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, stands on the east bank of the Rhine opposite the mouth of the…
92 km north-east · Castle
The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
91 km north-east · Castle
Stolzenfels Castle is a former medieval fortress castle turned into a palace, near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of…
77 km north-east · Castle
Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette.
88 km north-east · Castle
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, also known as the Pfalz, is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany.
88 km north-east · Ruin
Rheinfels Castle is a castle ruin located above the left bank of the Rhine in Sankt Goar, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
89 km north-east · Castle
Katz Castle is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate.
91 km east · Castle
Rheinstein Castle is a castle near the town of Trechtingshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The castle was constructed in about 1316/1317.
87 km north-east · Castle
Stahleck Castle is a 12th-century fortified castle in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley at Bacharach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
89 km north-east · Castle
Maus Castle is a castle above the village of Wellmich in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
78 km south-west · Fortress
The Germans' Gate is a medieval bridge castle and city gate in Metz, France. It is "a relic of the medieval fortifications, with two 13th century…
+ 56 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q3138.
The Castlemap atlas maps 132 landmarks (62 castles · 7 fortresses · 13 palaces & châteaux · 50 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Trier, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Electoral Palace (Trier), a palace 1 km south-east of the city centre.
Eltz Castle, ranked #75 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 71 km north-east from Trier.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Celtic circular wall of Otzenhausen, founded c. 350 BC — 30 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Luxembourg (40 km) · Saarbrücken (64 km) · Metz (78 km) · Kaiserslautern (88 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
