Castle
Ranis
🇩🇪 Germany · 10th century
Ranis castle stands on the rock of a Zechstein reef, which forms part of a larger reef complex above the Orla valley, in and above the Thuringian town of Ranis not far from Pößneck, at an altitude of 405 m above sea level.
Machine-translated from “Burg Ranis” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranis ranks #4,862 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #382 of the 475 mapped in Germany. Founded 1000, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 118 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Ranis?
Ranis stands in Germany, at 50.6625°, 11.5639°.
When was Ranis built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1000. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ranis?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,862 of 7,044 worldwide, and #382 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 Ranis?
Heidecksburg, about 17 km away.
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