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Neideck Castle

Germany

Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Location
Wiesenttal
Elevation
372 m
Coordinates
49.80887°, 11.23219°
Links
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Neideck Castle in Germany
Photo: Derzno · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Neideck Castle (German: Burgruine Neideck) is a former high mediaeval nobleman's castle above the village of Streitberg, in the municipality of Wiesenttal in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria.

As a result of its exposed location above the valley of the Wiesent, it has become a symbol of Franconian Switzerland.

The ruins are freely accessible; the tower house is used as a viewing point.

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

In the rankings

Neideck Castle ranks #5,994 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #587 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,103 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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