Castle
Schloss Hugenpoet
🇩🇪 Germany
Schloss Hugenpoet (pronounced "Hugenpoot" – see the lengthening e) is a three-part moated castle surrounded by moats in the Essen district of Kettwig, in the immediate vicinity of Schloss Landsberg. Its name can be interpreted as "toad pool", which points to the marshy floodplain landscapes of the Ruhr valley there. Since February 1985 the complex has been a protected monument and today serves as a hotel and restaurant.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Hugenpoet” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schloss Hugenpoet ranks #3,976 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #310 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,201 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Essen, 12 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Schloss Hugenpoet?
Schloss Hugenpoet stands in Germany, at 51.36181°, 6.91722°.
How famous is Schloss Hugenpoet?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,976 of 8,133 worldwide, and #310 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 Schloss Hugenpoet?
Landsberg Castle, about 1 km away.
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