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Ragnit Castle
🇷🇺 Russia · 14th century
Ragnit Castle was an important Order castle in the north of East Prussia. With it the Teutonic Order controlled the Neman and trade with Russia. Since 1945 Ragnit, as Neman, has belonged to the Soviet and today Russian Kaliningrad Oblast.
Machine-translated from “Burg Ragnit” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ragnit Castle ranks #4,794 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #99 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1310, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,472 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Ragnit Castle?
Ragnit Castle stands in Russia, at 55.03917°, 22.02977°.
When was Ragnit Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1310. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ragnit Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,794 of 8,134 worldwide, and #99 in Russia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ragnit Castle?
Schloss Tilsit, about 9 km away.
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