Germany · 12th century
Teck Castle (German: Burg Teck) was a ducal castle in the kingdom of Württemberg, immediately to the north of the Swabian Jura and south of the town of Kirchheim unter Teck (now in the district of Esslingen). The castle took its name from the Teckberg ridge, 2,544 feet (775 m) high, which it crowned. It was destroyed in the German Peasants' War (1525). The site's current buildings were constructed during the 19th and 20th centuries on the ruins of the original castle.
Text adapted from “Burg Teck” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teck ranks #1,423 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #111 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1152, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,612 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 30 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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