Sausenburg Castle

Sausenburg Castle is a ruined German castle on the edge of the Black Forest, just north of the town of Kandern in Baden-Württemberg, between the villages of Sitzenkirch and Malsburg-Marzell. The castle was originally the stronghold of the lords of Sausenburg, and is built on a hill, 665 metres high, known as the Sausenberg.

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Sausenburg Castle ranks #2,640 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #193 of the 254 mapped in Germany. Founded 1246, it is older than 76% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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