CountryThe most famous castle in Germany is Neuschwanstein Castle, ranked #8 of 9,079 in the world — followed by Sanssouci Palace and Wartburg.
The Castle Map atlas charts 254 castles, 34 fortresses, 256 palaces & châteaux and 167 ruins in Germany. They span more than 22 centuries — from Celtic circular wall of Otzenhausen (founded c. 350 BC) to Feuerstein Castle (1941). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Germany.
How many castles are there in Germany?
Map of castles in Germany
On the map they cluster thickest around Koblenz — 159 within a 100 km day trip, then Wiesbaden (154) and Kaiserslautern (139). The northernmost is Glücksburg Castle, the southernmost Schloss Elmau — about 827 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Cologne · Castles near Berlin · Castles near Frankfurt · Castles near Düsseldorf · Castles near Wiesbaden · Castles near Munich — and 15 more in the city index.
By region: Castles on the Moselle · Castles on the Middle Rhine · Castles in Thuringia.
Castle routes in Germany: The Moselle castle route (36 stops, Trier to Koblenz) · The Rhine castle route (32 stops, Bingen to Koblenz) · King Ludwig II’s castles (6 stops, Hohenschwangau to Herrenchiemsee). See all 22 castle routes.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 711 landmarks mapped in Germany, 584 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 12th century — 126 of them. 395 predate 1500 and 112 were built after 1700.
