Austria · 13th century
Schloss Esterházy (Hungarian: Esterházy-kastély) is a palace in Eisenstadt, Austria, the capital of the Burgenland state. It was constructed in the late 13th century, and came under ownership of the Hungarian Esterházy family in 1622. Under Paul I, 1st Prince Esterházy of Galántha the estate was converted into a baroque castle which remained the principal residence and center of administration of the family for over 300 years. The famous composer Joseph Haydn worked here for most of his life.
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Schloss Esterházy ranks #582 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded c. 1275, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,131 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vienna, 42 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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