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Sonnenburg

Italy

Sonnenburg in Italy
Photo: Konrad Hofer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Castel Badia (in German: Sonnenburg) is a castle located in San Lorenzo di Sebato, near Brunico, in the province of Bolzano. It stands on a hill at the junction of the Val Pusteria and the Val Badia, in a strategic position that has been continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age.

Machine-translated from “Castel Badia” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sonnenburg ranks #6,618 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #465 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 986 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Innsbruck, 66 km away. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of South Tyrol. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sonnenburg?

Sonnenburg stands in Italy, at 46.78564°, 11.89045°.

How famous is Sonnenburg?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,618 of 9,079 worldwide, and #465 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Sonnenburg?

Rodenegg Castle, about 16 km away.

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