Castle
Taplacken Castle
🇷🇺 Russia · 14th century
Taplacken Castle (German: Taplacken) is a castle of the Teutonic Order in the village of Talpaki in the Kaliningrad region. At present several families live in the castle.
Machine-translated from “Таплакен” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taplacken Castle ranks #7,087 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #137 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1336, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaliningrad, 55 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Taplacken Castle?
Taplacken Castle stands in Russia, at 54.65108°, 21.34309°.
When was Taplacken Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1336. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Taplacken Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,087 of 8,134 worldwide, and #137 in Russia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Taplacken Castle?
Burg Saalau, about 13 km away.
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