Castle
Runneburg
🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century
The Runneburg (a modern name; in the Middle Ages called Burg Weißensee) is located in the town of Weißensee in the district of Sömmerda in Thuringia.
Machine-translated from “Runneburg” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Runneburg ranks #5,715 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #441 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1168, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Runneburg?
Runneburg stands in Germany, at 51.2003°, 11.0622°.
When was Runneburg built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1168. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Runneburg?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,715 of 8,134 worldwide, and #441 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 Runneburg?
Sondershausen Palace, about 23 km away.
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