Palace & château
Rastede Castle
🇩🇪 Germany
Rastede Palace (German: Schloss Rastede) is a country estate at Rastede near Oldenburg, Germany. The town of Rastede is about 12km (7.4 miles) north of Oldenburg.
In the Middle Ages, Rastede was the house monastery of the House of Oldenburg. After the Reformation it became a country residence of the Counts and later Dukes and Grand Dukes of Oldenburg. It is still lived in by their descendants. Today it is owned by Christian, Duke of Oldenburg. Therefore it is not open to the public, however the surrounding parkland has public access.
Text adapted from “Rastede Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rastede Castle ranks #4,596 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #366 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,309 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Rastede Castle?
Rastede Castle stands in Germany, at 53.2424°, 8.20189°.
How famous is Rastede Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,596 of 8,764 worldwide, and #366 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 Rastede Castle?
Oldenburg Castle, about 12 km away.
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