Germany · 13th century
Veste Oberhaus ranks #3,142 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #254 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1219, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,087 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linz, 67 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Veste Oberhaus is a fortress that was founded in 1219 and, for most of its time, was the stronghold of the Bishop of Passau, Germany. It is now the site of a museum, a youth hostel and a restaurant.
The fortress is located on the mountain crest (St. Georgsberg) on the left side of the Danube, between it and the Ilz, and dominates the old city of Passau, which it faces across the Danube. Below Oberhaus on the promontory between the two rivers is Veste Niederhaus, part of the fortress system.
Text adapted from “Veste Oberhaus” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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