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Schaumburg Castle

🇩🇪 Germany · 10th century

Schaumburg Castle in Germany
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Schaumburg Castle (German: Schloss Schaumburg) is a schloss in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, south of Balduinstein near Limburg an der Lahn.

It was owned by the former ruling family of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and it served as the retirement residence of SS General Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. It is now owned by a Turkish investment group.

Text adapted from “Schaumburg Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schaumburg Castle ranks #1,508 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #115 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 901, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 129 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,926 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 27 km away. It is one of the 33 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Schaumburg Castle?

Schaumburg Castle stands in Germany, at 50.339°, 7.9775°.

When was Schaumburg Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 901. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Schaumburg Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,508 of 7,738 worldwide, and #115 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 Schaumburg Castle?

Burg Ardeck, about 5 km away.

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