Germany · 9th century
Tomburg Castle ranks #4,935 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #416 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 900, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 85 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 39 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
The Tomburg is a castle ruin near Wormersdorf, a village in the municipality of Rheinbach near the German city of Bonn. It is located in a small nature reserve that contains a number of rare plant species, on the 316 m above sea level (NN) high Tomberg hill. The Tomberg is a relic of the Tertiary. Liquid lava rose up in a volcano; erosion has since removed the outer layers and left a basalt dome.
Text adapted from “Tomburg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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