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Trutzeltz Castle

🇩🇪 Germany · 14th century

Trutzeltz Castle in Germany
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The ruins of Trutzeltz Castle (German: Burg Trutzeltz), also known as Balduineltz, Baldeneltz or Neueltz, are the remains of a hill castle in the valley of the Elz in the parish of Wierschem near the town of Münstermaifeld. It was built as a counter-castle during the medieval Eltz Feud in the Moselle region.

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Trutzeltz Castle ranks #2,864 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #212 of the 349 mapped in Germany. Founded 1336, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 312 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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