Germany · 12th century
Windeck Castle ranks #4,513 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #372 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1110, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,187 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Heidelberg, 15 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Windeck Castle (German:) stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the Lorsch monastery.
It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France. In 1960, the ruins were restored, the palace walls newly erected and the donjon safeguarded. It was acquired in 1978 by the city of Weinheim. In the 1980s, archaeological examinations and conservation works were carried out, and the ground plan was found, which gave an idea of the dimensions of the fortress. Today, the ruins of a fortress Windeck are classified as a historical monument. A beer garden operates on its premises.
Text adapted from “Windeck Castle (Weinheim)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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