Palace Staufeneck

The Palace Staufeneck (Schloss Staufeneck in German) is in the municipality of Piding in Berchtesgaden. The fortress was built in the 12th century by Burggrafen von Staufeneck. In the year 1307 the castle went into the ownership of the Erzstift Salzburg, under whom it served as one of the maintenance courts in Rupertiwinkel from 1365 to 1805. In 1503, the castle was under Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach who fundamentally transformed it, giving it its present appearance. Since 1894, the castle has been under private ownership. In the 20th century, the castle housed a museum. After a complete renovation, it is once again inhabited.

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Palace Staufeneck ranks #2,820 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #210 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,170 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Salzburg, 12 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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