Trifels Castle

Trifels Castle (German: Reichsburg Trifels, pronounced [ˈʁaɪçsˌbʊʁk ˈtʁiːfɛls]) is a reconstructed medieval castle at an elevation of 500 m (1,600 ft) near the small town of Annweiler, in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany. It is located high above the Queich valley within the Palatinate Forest on one peak of a red sandstone mountain split into three. Trifels Castle is on the peak of the Sonnenberg, and on both of the other two rock elevations there are castle ruins: Anebos Castle and Scharfenberg Castle (demotically called Münz).

Trifels Castle has been gradually restored since the 19th century and today replicas of the Imperial Regalia (Reichskleinodien) of the Holy Roman Empire are on display here. It is—together with Hambach Castle—one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Trifels Castle ranks #1,111 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #88 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1113, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,970 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 24 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaiserslautern, 32 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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