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Saaleck Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century
Saaleck Castle (German: Burg Saaleck) is a hill castle near Bad Kösen, now a part of Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
It was constructed in the 12th century. For details, see among Saaleck (Naumburg) Saaleck town history.
In 1922, two of the men who had killed Walther Rathenau, the foreign minister of Germany, hid at Saaleck Castle but were tracked down by the police. The Nazi regime later put up a memorial plaque at the castle and turned their grave in Saaleck cemetery into a heroes' shrine.
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Saaleck Castle ranks #230 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 450 mapped in Germany. Founded 1200, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 337 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Saaleck Castle?
Saaleck Castle stands in Germany, at 51.10972°, 11.70139°.
When was Saaleck Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Saaleck Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #230 of 6,412 worldwide, and #16 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 Saaleck Castle?
Rudelsburg, about 1 km away.
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