Castle
Starkenburg
🇩🇪 Germany · 11th century
The Starkenburg is a hilltop castle at 295 m above sea level on the Schlossberg above Heppenheim an der Bergstraße. It gave its name to the former South Hessian province of Starkenburg.
Machine-translated from “Starkenburg (Burg)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Starkenburg ranks #4,119 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #321 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1065, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,588 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mannheim, 22 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Starkenburg?
Starkenburg stands in Germany, at 49.6461°, 8.64861°.
When was Starkenburg built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1065. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Starkenburg?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,119 of 8,134 worldwide, and #321 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 Starkenburg?
Auerbach Castle, about 7 km away.
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