Stolzenfels Castle

Stolzenfels Castle (German: Schloss Stolzenfels) is a former medieval fortress castle ("Burg") turned into a palace, near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Stolzenfels was a ruined 13th-century castle, gifted to the Prussian crown prince, Frederick William in 1823. He had it rebuilt as a 19th-century palace in Gothic Revival style. Today, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

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Stolzenfels Castle ranks #652 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1259, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,554 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 25 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 6 km away. It is one of the 33 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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