Germany · 13th century
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 #644 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #53 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1259, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,554 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 33 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Koblenz, 6 km away. It is one of the 39 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Middle Rhine. It is stop 23 of 32 on the Rhine castle route, Bingen to Koblenz. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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