Type
Castles
Fortified seats of rulers, knights and military orders – from medieval hilltop and water castles to Japanese castles with their multi-storey tenshu keeps.
- 1,841
- sites
- 64
- UNESCO
- 10th c. BC
- oldest
Best known
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Château de Montsoreau
Pays de la Loire, France
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Neuschwanstein Castle
Bavaria, Germany
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Tower of London
England, United Kingdom
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Windsor Castle
England, United Kingdom
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Krak des Chevaliers
Homs, Syria
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Himeji Castle
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Prague Castle
Prague, Czechia
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland, United Kingdom
Register of sites
United Kingdom 453
- Tower of London ◆ c. 1078 · England
- Windsor Castle 1070 · England
- Balmoral Castle 1853 · Scotland
- Edinburgh Castle 12th century · Scotland
- Durham Castle ◆ 1072 · England
- Stirling Castle Scotland
- Bodiam Castle 1385 · England
- Conwy Castle 1283 · Wales
- Caernarfon Castle 1283 · Wales
- Beaumaris Castle ◆ 1295 · Wales
- Dover Castle 1179 · England
- Warwick Castle 1068 · England
- Arundel Castle 1067 · England
- Leeds Castle 1119 · England
- Pembroke Castle c. 1200 · Wales
…and 438 more – see all
France 152
- Château de Montsoreau ◆ c. 1450 · Pays de la Loire
- Château de Vincennes 1340 · Île-de-France
- Château de Chinon Centre-Val de Loire
- Château d'Angers c. 1230 · Pays de la Loire
- Château de Pierrefonds 1393 · Hauts-de-France
- Château de Saumur c. 1370 · Pays de la Loire
- Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg 1114 · Grand Est
- Château d'Ussé ◆ c. 1462 · Centre-Val de Loire
- Château de Loches c. 1013 · Centre-Val de Loire
- Château de Langeais c. 1465 · Centre-Val de Loire
- Château de Foix 12th century · Occitanie
- Château de Sully-sur-Loire 1395 · Centre-Val de Loire
- Château de Brissac c. 1606 · Pays de la Loire
- Guédelon Castle 1997 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Château de Castelnaud Nouvelle-Aquitaine
…and 137 more – see all
Japan 126
- Himeji Castle ◆ 1601 · Hyōgo Prefecture
- Osaka Castle 1583 · Ōsaka Prefecture
- Nagoya Castle 1610 · Aichi Prefecture
- Shuri Castle ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
- Kumamoto Castle 1601 · Kumamoto Prefecture
- Matsumoto Castle c. 1593 · Nagano Prefecture
- Matsue Castle 1607 · Shimane Prefecture
- Hiroshima Castle 1589 · Hiroshima Prefecture
- Nijō Castle ◆ 1601 · Kyōto Prefecture
- Hikone Castle 1603 · Shiga Prefecture
- Inuyama Castle 1469 · Gifu Prefecture
- Fushimi Castle 1594 · Kyōto Prefecture
- Gifu Castle 1201 · Gifu Prefecture
- Okayama Castle c. 1590 · Okayama Prefecture
- Odawara Castle 1418 · Kanagawa Prefecture
…and 111 more – see all
Spain 120
- Royal Alcázar of Seville ◆ 1364 · Seville
- Alcázar of Segovia ◆ 12th century · Segovia
- Aljafería Palace ◆ c. 1065 · Zaragoza
- Loarre Castle 1020 · Huesca
- Bellver Castle 1300 · Balearic Islands
- Alcazaba of Almería 955 · Almería
- Alcazaba of Málaga 1057 · Málaga
- Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos ◆ 1328 · Córdoba
- Castle of Almansa Albacete
- Castle of Coca 1453 · Segovia
- Castle of Xavier Navarre
- Royal Palace of Olite c. 1402 · Navarre
- Montjuïc Castle c. 1751 · Barcelona
- Castle of La Mota c. 1440 · Valladolid
- Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera Cádiz
…and 105 more – see all
Italy 105
- Castel Sant'Angelo 139 · Lazio
- Sforza Castle 1450 · Lombardia
- Miramare Castle 1856 · Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Castel Nuovo 1443 · Campania
- Castel dell'Ovo Campania
- Castel Sant'Elmo 1537 · Campania
- Castello Estense 1385 · Emilia-Romagna
- Aragonese Castle, Ischia 1442 · Campania
- Castle of Melfi Basilicata
- Castle of Rivoli ◆ 1718 · Piemonte
- Racconigi Castle ◆ Piemonte
- Castel Capuano, Naples c. 1160 · Campania
- Castello Ursino 1239 · Sicily
- Tirol Castle 1100 · Trentino-Alto Adige
- Fénis Castle Valle d'Aosta
…and 90 more – see all
Germany 102
- Neuschwanstein Castle ◆ 1869 · Bavaria
- Wartburg Castle ◆ 1067 · Thuringia
- Hohenzollern Castle 1850 · Baden-Württemberg
- Lichtenstein Castle 1840 · Baden-Württemberg
- Eltz Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
- Heidelberg Castle Baden-Württemberg
- Nuremberg Castle Bavaria
- Glücksburg Castle 1583 · Schleswig-Holstein
- Wewelsburg 1603 · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Königstein Fortress 1589 · Saxony
- Marksburg 1117 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Sigmaringen Castle 1650 · Baden-Württemberg
- Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel 1786 · Hesse
- Burghausen Castle c. 1255 · Bavaria
- Reichsburg Cochem 1868 · Rhineland-Palatinate
…and 87 more – see all
Poland 85
- Malbork Castle ◆ 1270 · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Royal Castle in Warsaw ◆ 1598 · Masovian Voivodeship
- Książ Castle 13th century · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Wawel Royal Castle Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Będzin Castle Silesian Voivodeship
- Lublin Castle Lublin Voivodeship
- Czocha Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Ujazdów Castle, Warsaw 1624 · Masovian Voivodeship
- Łańcut Castle 1629 · Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Krasiczyn Castle 1580 · Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Pieskowa Skała Castle Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Kórnik Castle 1843 · Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Moszna Castle Opole Voivodeship
- Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle 1580 · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Bobolice Castle c. 1350 · Silesian Voivodeship
…and 70 more – see all
Austria 53
- Hohensalzburg Fortress 1077 · Salzburg
- Hochosterwitz Castle c. 1571 · Carinthia
- Liechtenstein Castle 1136 · Lower Austria
- Hohenwerfen Castle 1075 · Salzburg
- Kufstein Fortress 1205 · Tyrol
- Forchtenstein Castle Burgenland
- Burg Kreuzenstein 1874 · Lower Austria
- Riegersburg Castle Styria
- Lockenhaus Castle 1200 · Burgenland
- Laxenburg Castles Lower Austria
- Bernstein Castle Burgenland
- Mauterndorf Castle 1253 · Salzburg
- Altenburg Abbey 12th century · Lower Austria
- Schattenburg 1200 · Vorarlberg
- Burg Seebenstein Lower Austria
…and 38 more – see all
Ireland 51
- Dublin Castle 1204 · Dublin
- Blarney Castle 1446 · Cork
- Bunratty Castle 1425 · Clare
- Kilkenny Castle c. 1195 · Kilkenny
- Cahir Castle 1142 · South Tipperary
- Slane Castle 1785 · Meath
- King John's Castle, Limerick 1210 · Limerick
- Ashford Castle 1228 · Galway
- Ashtown Castle 1430 · Dublin
- Birr Castle c. 1620 · Offaly
- Ross Castle, Killarney Kerry
- Malahide Castle 1185 · Fingal
- Manderley Castle 1840 · Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Swords Castle 1200 · Fingal
- Leap Castle 1250 · Offaly
…and 36 more – see all
Sweden 40
- Gripsholm Castle 1537 · Södermanland
- Kalmar Castle 12th century · Kalmar
- Malmö Castle (Malmöhus) 1537 · Skåne
- Örebro Castle 1270 · Örebro
- Vadstena Castle 1545 · Östergötland
- Skokloster Castle 1654 · Uppsala
- Läckö Castle 1298 · Västra Götaland
- Nyköping Castle 12th century · Södermanland
- Uppsala Castle 1549 · Uppsala
- Knutstorp Castle 1551 · Skåne
- Glimmingehus 1505 · Skåne
- Vittskövle Castle 1565 · Skåne
- Bäckaskog Castle 13th century · Skåne
- Rydboholm Castle 15th century · Stockholm
- Borgeby Castle Skåne
…and 25 more – see all
Czechia 39
- Prague Castle 9th century · Prague
- Karlštejn Castle 1348 · Central Bohemian
- Konopiště Castle 13th century · Central Bohemian
- Český Krumlov Castle 13th century · South Bohemian
- Špilberk Castle 13th century · South Moravian
- Český Šternberk Castle 1241 · Central Bohemian
- Loket Castle 13th century · Karlovy Vary
- Pernštejn Castle 1270 · Vysočina
- Bouzov Castle 1895 · Olomouc
- Grabštejn Castle 13th century · Liberec
- Kost Castle 13th century · Hradec Králové
- Orlík Castle 13th century · South Bohemian
- Křivoklát Castle 1230 · Central Bohemian
- Zvíkov Castle 13th century · South Bohemian
- Veveří Castle 13th century · South Moravian
…and 24 more – see all
Portugal 36
- São Jorge Castle Lisbon
- Castle of the Moors ◆ 8th century · Lisbon
- Castle of Guimarães Braga
- Castle of Almourol 1171 · Santarém
- Castle of Óbidos 12th century · Leiria
- Castle of Silves Faro
- Castle of Marvão Portalegre
- Castle of Elvas ◆ 1229 · Portalegre
- Castle of Leiria Leiria
- Castelo de Tomar ◆ Santarém
- Castle of Bragança Bragança
- Castle of Paderne Faro
- Castro da Cola Beja
- Castle of Santa Maria da Feira Aveiro
- Castle of Beja 1310 · Beja
…and 21 more – see all
Switzerland 35
- Chillon Castle 1160 · Vaud
- Valère Basilica, Sion 10th century · Valais
- Kyburg Castle Zürich
- Lenzburg Castle 1036 · Aargau
- Aarburg Castle 1659 · Aargau
- Castle of the counts of Gruyères 1270 · Fribourg
- Tarasp Castle 1094 · Grisons
- Neuchâtel Castle Neuchâtel
- Aigle Castle 12th century · Vaud
- Hallwyl Castle 1265 · Aargau
- Burgdorf Castle 1200 · Bern
- Thun Castle Bern
- Vufflens Castle 1395 · Vaud
- Castelgrande ◆ Ticino
- Laufen Castle Schaffhausen
…and 20 more – see all
Ukraine 30
- Khotyn Fortress 1325 · Chernivtsi
- Lubart's Castle, Lutsk 1340 · Volyn
- Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Khmelnytskyi
- Pidhirtsi Castle 1635 · Lviv
- Olesko Castle Lviv
- Palanok Castle, Mukachevo Zakarpattia
- Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Akkerman) Fortress c. 1440 · Odessa
- Ostroh Castle Rivne
- Uzhhorod Castle Zakarpattia
- Zolochiv Castle 1634 · Lviv
- Zbarazh Castle 1631 · Ternopil
- Kodak Fortress 1635 · Dnipropetrovsk
- Dubno Castle 1492 · Rivne
- Olyka Castle 1564 · Volyn
- Medzhybizh Fortress Khmelnytskyi
…and 15 more – see all
Greece 26
- Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes ◆ 14th century · South Aegean
- Frangokastello 1371 · Crete
- Angelokastro Ionian Islands
- Chlemoutsi 1220 · West Greece
- Ioannina Castle 1378 · Epirus
- Platamon Castle Centre Macedonia
- Fortezza of Rethymno 1573 · Crete
- New Navarino Fortress Peloponnese
- Larissa Fortress Peloponnese
- Old Navarino Castle Peloponnese
- Castle of Bouka 1478 · Epirus
- Araklovon Castle West Greece
- Castle of Mytilene North Aegean
- Assos Castle 1593 · Ionian Islands
- Neratzia South Aegean
…and 11 more – see all
Iran 25
- Rudkhan Castle Gilan
- Qal'eh Dokhtar, Firuzabad ◆ c. 209 · Fars
- Falak-ol-Aflak Lorestan
- Qalat West Azerbaijan
- Gerdkuh Semnan
- Rashkan Castle Tehran
- Qalat West Azerbaijan
- Noushijan Tappe Hamadan
- Qalat West Azerbaijan
- Shush Castle Khuzestan
- Portuguese Castle 1507 · Hormozgan
- Marbin Fortress Isfahan
- Shahdiz Castle Isfahan
- Narin Castle (Meybod) Yazd
- Jalali Castle Isfahan
…and 10 more – see all
Latvia 20
- Riga Castle 1330 · Riga
- Turaida Castle 1214 · Riga
- Bauska Castle c. 1443 · Zemgale
- Ventspils Castle c. 1290 · Kurzeme
- Jaunpils Castle 1301 · Riga
- Lielstraupe Castle Vidzeme
- Sigulda Medieval Castle 1207 · Riga
- Aizkraukle Castle 1213 · Zemgale
- Alūksne Castle 1342 · Vidzeme
- Dundaga Castle 13th century · Kurzeme
- Rēzekne Castle 1285 · Latgale
- Alsunga Castle 14th century · Kurzeme
- Daugavgrīva Castle 1205 · Riga
- Piltene Castle Kurzeme
- Embūte Castle 1265 · Kurzeme
…and 5 more – see all
Türkiye 20
- Rumeli Hisarı 1452 · Istanbul
- Bodrum Castle c. 1404 · Muğla
- Gaziantep Castle Gaziantep
- Ankara Castle Ankara
- Alanya Castle c. 1226 · Antalya
- Red Tower, Alanya 1226 · Antalya
- Mamure Castle Mersin
- Zerzevan Castle 4th century · Mardin
- Koz Castle Hatay
- Kadifekale İzmir
- Hoşap Castle 1643 · Van
- Servantikar Osmaniye
- Castle of Kars 1153 · Kars
- Parekhi 9th century · Artvin
- Trapessac Hatay
…and 5 more – see all
Belarus 19
- Mir Castle ◆ Grodno
- Nesvizh Castle ◆ 1583 · Minsk Region
- Lida Castle c. 1323 · Grodno
- Old Grodno Castle Grodno
- Kosava Castle 1838 · Brest
- New Grodno Castle Grodno
- Pishchalauski Castle 1825 · Minsk
- Lubcha Castle 1581 · Grodno
- Brest Castle 10th century · Brest
- Hieraniony Castle Grodno
- Kobryn Castle Brest
- Minsk Castle Minsk
- Gomel Castle 16th century · Gomel
- Bobruisk Castle 14th century · Mahilioŭ
- Liahavichy Castle Brest
…and 4 more – see all
Slovakia 19
- Bratislava Castle 1431 · Bratislava
- Bojnice Castle 12th century · Trenčín
- Trenčín Castle Trenčín
- Orava Castle 1241 · Žilina
- Krásna Hôrka Castle 14th century · Košice
- Červený Kameň Castle Bratislava
- Zvolen Castle c. 1370 · Banská Bystrica
- Budatín Castle, Žilina 13th century · Žilina
- Nitra Castle Nitra
- Ľubovňa Castle 14th century · Prešov
- Smolenice Castle 1911 · Trnava
- New Castle, Banská Štiavnica ◆ 1564 · Banská Bystrica
- Banská Bystrica Castle Banská Bystrica
- Tematín Trenčín
- Kežmarok Castle Prešov
…and 4 more – see all
Luxembourg 19
- Vianden Castle 11th century · Diekirch
- Berg Castle 1911 · Luxembourg
- Schengen Castle 19th century
- Clervaux Castle 12th century · Diekirch
- Ansembourg Castle 1135 · Luxembourg
- Bourscheid Castle 11th century · Diekirch
- Larochette Castle 11th century · Luxembourg
- Bock Luxembourg
- Brandenbourg Castle 10th century · Diekirch
- Hollenfels Castle Luxembourg
- Schoenfels Castle 1292 · Luxembourg
- Useldange Castle 1100 · Diekirch
- Mersch Castle 13th century · Luxembourg
- Aspelt Castle 1590 · Luxembourg
- Sanem Castle c. 1700 · Luxembourg
…and 4 more – see all
Syria 17
- Krak des Chevaliers ◆ 1031 · Homs
- Citadel of Salah Ed-Din ◆ Latakia
- Margat (Qal'at al-Marqab) 1062 · Tartus
- Citadel of Aleppo ◆ 12th century · Aleppo
- Citadel of Damascus ◆ 1203 · Damascus
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi 729 · Homs
- Qal'at Ja'bar 1168 · Al-Raqqah
- Nimrod Fortress c. 1229 · Western al-Samadania
- Qasr ibn Wardan 561 · Hama
- Masyaf Castle Hama
- Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle ◆ 1230 · Homs
- Chastel Blanc Tartus
- Qalaat al-Madiq Hama
- Bourzey Castle Hama
- Qal'at Najm Aleppo
…and 2 more – see all
Lithuania 17
- Kernavė Vilnius
- Trakai Island Castle Vilnius
- Gediminas' Tower ◆ c. 1409 · Vilnius
- Kaunas Castle Kaunas
- Vilnius Castle Complex ◆ Vilnius
- Medininkai Castle Vilnius
- Biržai Castle 1586 · Panevėžys
- Trakai Peninsula Castle Vilnius
- Tauragė Castle 1844 · Tauragė
- Voruta Utena
- Klaipėda Castle 13th century · Klaipėda
- Siesikai Castle Vilnius
- Panemunė Castle 1604 · Marijampolė
- Norviliškės Castle Vilnius
- Dubingiai Castle 1413 · Utena
…and 2 more – see all
Bosnia & Herzegovina 17
- Ostrožac Castle 16th century · Una-Sana Canton
- Srebrenik Fortress Tuzla Canton
- Glamoč Fortress Livno
- Gradačac Castle Tuzla Canton
- Borač Castle Foča
- Zvornik Fortress Vlasenica
- Fortress of Doboj Tuzla Canton
- Bužim Castle Una-Sana Canton
- Tešanj Castle Zenica-Doboj Canton
- Sokograd Fortress Banja Luka
- Hutovo Fortress 1525 · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
- Pavlovac Fortress Bosnian Podrinje Canton
- Ključ Castle Trebinje
- Maglaj Fortress Zenica-Doboj Canton
- Dobor Fortress Doboj
…and 2 more – see all
Slovenia 16
- Predjama Castle 1570 · Notranjsko-kraška
- Ljubljana Castle 9th century · Osrednjeslovenska
- Bled Castle Gorenjska
- Raka Castle Spodnjeposavska
- Maribor Castle 1483 · Podravska
- Otočec Castle Jugovzhodna Slovenija
- Bogenšperk Castle Osrednjeslovenska
- Mokrice Castle Spodnjeposavska
- Snežnik Castle Notranjsko-kraška
- Brežice Castle Spodnjeposavska
- Velenje Castle 1270 · Savinjska
- Ptuj Castle Podravska
- Branik Castle Goriška
- Kieselstein Castle 1256 · Gorenjska
- Kostel Castle Jugovzhodna Slovenija
…and 1 more – see all
Albania 15
- Rozafa Fortress, Shkodër Shkodër
- Porto Palermo Castle Vlorë
- Petrelë Castle Tirana
- Vivari (Ali Pasha) Castle, Butrint Vlorë
- Kaninë Castle Vlorë
- Justinian Fortress Tirana
- Drisht Castle Shkodër
- Durrës Castle Durrës
- Libohovë Fortress Gjirokastër
- Lezhë Castle Lezhë
- Prezë Fortress Tirana
- Ishëm Fortress Durrës
- Borsh Fortress Vlorë
- Lëkurësi Fortress Vlorë
- Dagnum Shkodër
Belgium 14
- Gravensteen 1180 · East Flanders
- Het Steen, Antwerp 1200 · Antwerp
- Bouillon Castle Luxembourg
- Beersel Castle 1300 · Flemish Brabant
- Castle of Vêves Namur
- Anvaing Castle 1127 · Hainaut
- Franchimont Castle Liège
- Bouchout Castle 1150 · Flemish Brabant
- Poeke Castle East Flanders
- Spontin Castle Namur
- Kasteel Wissekerke East Flanders
- Bornem Castle 10th century · Antwerp
- Citadel of Antwerp 1567 · Antwerp
- Eijsden Castle Liège
Croatia 14
- Veliki Tabor Castle 15th century · Krapina-Zagorje
- Kamerlengo Castle, Trogir ◆ 1420 · Split-Dalmatia
- Trakošćan Castle 13th century · Varaždin
- Dubovac Castle, Karlovac Karlovac
- Medvedgrad 1249 · Zagreb
- Čakovec Castle Međimurje
- Pazin Castle 10th century · Istria
- Old Town, Varaždin 16th century · Varaždin
- Trsat Castle 13th century · Primorje-Gorski
- Sokolac Castle 14th century · Lika-Senj
- Zrin Castle 13th century · Sisak-Moslavina
- Old town Đurđevac 14th century · Koprivnica-Križevci
- Sokol Fortress 14th century · Dubrovnik-Neretva
- Štefano Castle Zadar
Netherlands 12
- Muiderslot ◆ c. 1370 · North Holland
- De Haar Castle 1892 · Utrecht
- Loevestein Castle ◆ 1368 · Gelderland
- Valkenburg Castle 1115 · Limburg
- Ammersoyen Castle Gelderland
- Doorwerth Castle 1402 · Gelderland
- Kasteel Huize Ruurlo Gelderland
- Castle of Bredevoort Gelderland
- Batenburg Castle North Brabant
- Biljoen Castle Gelderland
- Slot Teylingen South Holland
- Waardenburg Castle Gelderland
Finland 10
- Turku Castle 13th century · Finland Proper
- Olavinlinna Castle 15th century · Southern Savonia
- Häme Castle 13th century · Tavastia Proper
- Kastelholm Castle, Åland 14th century
- Kajaani Castle 1604 · Kainuu
- SnowCastle of Kemi Lapland
- Svartholm Fortress 1764 · Uusimaa
- Kuusisto Castle Finland Proper
- Oulu Castle 1590 · Northern Ostrobothnia
- Liinmaa Castle Satakunta
Estonia 9
Russia 9
- Swallow's Nest 1912
- Saint Michael's Castle 1797 · Northwestern
- Vyborg Castle 1293 · Northwestern
- Castle of Lochstädt Northwestern
- Labiau Castle 1258 · Northwestern
- Georgenburg Castle 1264 · Northwestern
- Schaaken Castle 1270 · Northwestern
- Insterburg Castle 1336 · Northwestern
- Gross Wohnsdorf Castle 1356 · Northwestern
Hungary 8
Cyprus 8
Romania 7
Ghana 7
Azerbaijan 7
- Ramana Tower, Baku 14th century · Absheron Economic Region
- Shahbulag Castle 1752 · Yukhari Garabakh Economic Region
- Round Tower (Mardakan) 1232 · Absheron Economic Region
- Quadrangular castle 1225 · Absheron Economic Region
- Sabayil Castle 1234 · Absheron Economic Region
- Gulustan Castle Daghlig Shirvan Economic Region
- Galarsan-Gorarsan 12th century · Shaki-Zaqatala Economic Region