Germany · 12th century
Sterrenberg Castle (German: Burg Sterrenberg) is a castle above the village of Kamp-Bornhofen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Sterrenberg Castle is located in the Rhine Gorge. The Rhine Gorge is a popular name for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the river Rhine between the cities of Koblenz and Bingen in Germany. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 for a unique combination of geological, historical, cultural and industrial reasons.
By 1034, Sterrenberg was being mentioned as an imperial castle, but the source is not certain. In 1190, Sterrenberg Castle is listed in the book of Werner von Bolanden as a fief, together with the custom point in Bornhofen. The noble family of Bolanden stayed as lords of Sterrenberg Castle until the second half of the 13th century. From this early period, the bergfried and the first, inner shield wall have survived.
Text adapted from “Sterrenberg Castle (Rhineland)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sterrenberg Castle ranks #3,574 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #293 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1190, it is older than 78% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,177 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 34 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 16 km away. It is one of the 39 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. It is stop 20 of 32 on the Rhine castle route, Bingen to Koblenz. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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