Russia · 13th century
Tapiau castle ranks #4,685 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #93 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1265, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,112 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaliningrad, 38 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
Tapiau castle (German: Burg Tapiau) is a castle of the Teutonic Order in the town of Gvardeysk, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Tapiau castle is subject to state protection and is a cultural heritage object of the Kaliningrad Oblast of federal significance.
Machine-translated from “Замок Тапиау” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
View on the interactive castle map →