What continent has the most castles in the world?

There are more than 10,000 medieval castles and their remains in Europe. Not only did they protect nobility, but they also served as political centers, local government offices, The European country with the most castles, is Germany, with over 25,000.



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So it may surprise you to learn that, of the roughly one million castles in the world, Germany holds the most - 25,000 of them, to be exact! But though Germany takes the crown for sheer castle numbers, there are many castles around the world worth exploring.

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Bowman's Castle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, built in 1789, the oldest Gothic Revival castle in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bull Run Castle, Aldie, Virginia, hand-built from 1980 to 1999 by the owner, John Roswell Miller, and his family.

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Wales is sometimes called the castle capital of the world because of the large number of castles in a relatively small area. Wales had about 600 castles, of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings.

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Molly's Lodge, is a Grade II* Listed castle, it forms part of a 0.61 acre plot and it's located near the village of Long Compton, in Warwickshire, in England.

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10 Oldest Castles in the World | History & Travel Tips!
  • 1 Citadel of Aleppo, Syria (3rd millennium BC)
  • 2 Hohensalzburg Castle, Austria (1077)
  • 3 Rochester Castle (11th Century)
  • 4 Alcázar of Segovia, Spain (1120)
  • 5 Castle of the Counts, Belgium (12th Century)
  • 6 Edinburgh Castle, Scotland (12th Century)


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Hermit's Castle is the smallest castle in Europe. In fact it may be the smallest castle in the world. Measuring less than 10m squared in area, the castle was built in the 1950s.

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The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (Polish: Zamek w Malborku; German: Ordensburg Marienburg) is a 13th-century Teutonic castle and fortress located in the town of Malbork, Poland. It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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There are approximately 3,000 castles scattered all over Belgium, from the northern Flanders region all the way to the southern region of Wallonia.

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Whilst the exact number is not known, experts have estimated that Germany is home to over 20.000 castles. From castles that look like they come straight out of a fairy tale to medieval fortresses with moats, Germany features some of Europe's most impressive castles and palaces.

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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It is an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen and is still very much a working royal palace today, home to around 150 people.

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This is a little known fact; Wales has more castles per square mile than any other country in Europe. Wales's history has left a landscape scattered with Iron Age hill forts, Roman ruins and castles from Medieval Welsh princes and English kings.

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Canada is not known to have been home to Royalty. But thanks to Sir Henry Pellatt, Toronto has a castle that is now a tour destination. Tucked on a hillside a few blocks north as you exit Dupont Subway station is Casa Loma,Toronto's only castle.

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