Castle
Ortenberg Castle
🇩🇪 Germany
Ortenberg Castle (German: Schloss Ortenberg, pronounced [ˈʃlɔs ˈʔɔʁtn̩bɛʁk]) is the main landmark of the Ortenau and is situated above the town of Ortenberg at the end of the Kinzig Valley between Offenburg and Gengenbach.
The origins of the Ortenau Castle can be traced back to the 11th/12th century. The castle was built by the House of Zähringen to protect the Kinzig Valley. Today, there is a youth hostel in the castle.
Text adapted from “Ortenberg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ortenberg Castle ranks #215 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 450 mapped in Germany. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ortenberg Castle?
Ortenberg Castle stands in Germany, at 48.4438°, 7.97288°.
How famous is Ortenberg Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #215 of 6,412 worldwide, and #9 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ortenberg Castle?
Alt-Geroldseck Castle, about 11 km away.
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