Rötteln Castle

Rötteln Castle (German: Burg Rötteln), located above the Lörrach suburb of Haagen, lies in the extreme southwest corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, just 10 kilometres (6 miles) north-east of the Swiss City of Basel. The fortification was one of the most powerful in the southwest, and today, it is the third largest castle ruin in Baden.

The castle remains are located on a prominent wooded hill 422 metres (1,385 feet) above sea level. The keep lies on a spur projecting from the steep-sided east side of the lower Wiese valley.

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Rötteln Castle ranks #2,164 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #161 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1100, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,252 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Basel, 10 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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