Germany · 11th century
Reichenstein Castle (German: Burg Reichenstein), also known as Falkenburg is a castle in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. It stands on a mountain spur on the eastern slope of the Bingen Forest, above the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Trechtingshausen in the Mainz-Bingen district in Germany.
Hedrich, Michael (21 May 2018). "Märchenhafte Ausflüge Entdecken Sie diese 19 Burgen und Schlösser an Rhein und Mosel". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
Text adapted from “Reichenstein Castle (Trechtingshausen)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reichenstein Castle (Trechtingshausen) ranks #2,764 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #217 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,380 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 24 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wiesbaden, 29 km away. It is one of the 39 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. It is stop 7 of 32 on the Rhine castle route, Bingen to Koblenz. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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