Ruin
Thann Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century
Thann Castle, also called Burgthann, is the ruin of a spur castle on a mountain spur 420 m above sea level above the valley of the Schwarzach in the municipality of Burgthann in the Middle Franconian district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria.
Machine-translated from “Burg Thann” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thann Castle ranks #6,281 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #478 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Thann Castle?
Thann Castle stands in Germany, at 49.355°, 11.3162°.
When was Thann Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Thann Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,281 of 8,134 worldwide, and #478 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Thann Castle?
City walls of Nuremberg, about 20 km away.
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