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UNESCO-listed castles

Strongholds on the World Heritage List – in their own right or as part of a larger property such as an old town. Based on Wikidata (the “heritage designation” property).

203
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203
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5th c. BC
oldest
  • Castle ruins: 22
  • Castles: 64
  • Palaces and châteaux: 28
  • Fortresses and forts: 89

Best known

Register of sites

India 22

  1. Fatehpur Sikri ◆ c. 1571 · Uttar Pradesh
  2. Agra Fort ◆ 1565 · Uttar Pradesh
  3. Red Fort ◆ 1639 · Delhi
  4. Amber Fort ◆ 1592 · Rajasthan
  5. Kumbhalgarh Fort ◆ c. 1443 · Rajasthan
  6. Chittorgarh Fort ◆ Rajasthan
  7. Jaisalmer Fort ◆ 1156 · Rajasthan
  8. Ranthambore Fort ◆ Rajasthan
  9. Raigad Fort ◆ Maharashtra
  10. Gagron Fort ◆ Rajasthan
  11. Shivneri Fort ◆ Maharashtra
  12. Gingee Fort ◆ Tamil Nadu
  13. Rajgad Fort ◆ Maharashtra
  14. Sindhudurg Fort ◆ 1664 · Maharashtra
  15. Khanderi Island Fort ◆ 1679 · Maharashtra
  16. Lohagad Fort ◆ Maharashtra
  17. Pratapgad ◆ 1656 · Maharashtra
  18. Panhala Fort ◆ 1178 · Maharashtra
  19. Suvarnadurg Fort ◆ Maharashtra
  20. Bhadra Fort ◆ 1411 · Gujarat
  21. Salher ◆ Maharashtra
  22. Vijaydurg Fort ◆ Maharashtra

France 17

  1. Palace of Versailles ◆ 1661 · Île-de-France
  2. Palace of Fontainebleau ◆ 1528 · Île-de-France
  3. Château de Chambord ◆ 1519 · Centre-Val de Loire
  4. Cité de Carcassonne ◆ Occitanie
  5. Château de Quéribus ◆ Occitanie
  6. Fort Douaumont ◆ Grand Est
  7. Château de Montsoreau ◆ c. 1450 · Pays de la Loire
  8. Louvre Palace ◆ 1546 · Île-de-France
  9. Château d'Ussé ◆ c. 1462 · Centre-Val de Loire
  10. Château de Montségur ◆ 1204 · Occitanie
  11. Château de Gien ◆ Centre-Val de Loire
  12. Peyrepertuse ◆ Occitanie
  13. Puilaurens Castle ◆ 13th century · Occitanie
  14. Châteaux de Lastours ◆ Occitanie
  15. Château de Termes ◆ Occitanie
  16. Château d'Aguilar ◆ Occitanie
  17. Fort Liberia ◆ 1681 · Occitanie

Ghana 17

  1. Elmina Castle ◆ 1482 · Central
  2. Osu Castle ◆ 1659 · Greater Accra
  3. Cape Coast Castle ◆ 1653 · Central
  4. Fort Prinzenstein, Keta ◆ 1784 · Volta
  5. Fort São Sebastião de Xama ◆ 1590 · Western
  6. Fort Amsterdam ◆ Central
  7. Fort Saint Anthony ◆ 1515 · Western
  8. Fort Coenraadsburg ◆ 1652 · Central
  9. Fort Batenstein ◆ 1656 · Western
  10. Fort Patience ◆ 1697 · Central
  11. Fort Metal Cross ◆ 1683 · Western
  12. Fort Goede Hoop ◆ 1705 · Central
  13. Ussher Fort ◆ 1649
  14. Fort Vredenburgh ◆ 1682 · Central
  15. Fort Apollonia ◆ Western
  16. Fort James ◆ 1673
  17. Fort William ◆ 1640 · Central

Germany 16

  1. Wartburg Castle ◆ 1067 · Thuringia
  2. Schwerin Castle ◆ 1845 · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  3. Herrenchiemsee Palace ◆ 1878 · Bavaria
  4. Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam ◆ 1835 · Brandenburg
  5. Glienicke Palace, Berlin-Potsdam ◆ 1825 · Berlin
  6. Neuschwanstein Castle ◆ 1869 · Bavaria
  7. Würzburg Residence ◆ 1720 · Bavaria
  8. Orangery Palace, Potsdam ◆ 1851 · Brandenburg
  9. Stolzenfels Castle ◆ 1836 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  10. Imperial Palace of Goslar ◆ Lower Saxony
  11. Jagdschloss Glienicke ◆ Berlin
  12. Klopp Castle ◆ 1240 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  13. Georgium ◆ 1783 · Saxony-Anhalt
  14. Schloss Mosigkau ◆ 1752 · Saxony-Anhalt
  15. Lindstedt Castle ◆ Brandenburg
  16. Tiefurt House ◆ Thuringia

Italy 14

  1. Castel del Monte ◆ 1240 · Apulia
  2. Palace of Venaria ◆ 1658 · Piemonte
  3. Castello del Valentino, Turin ◆ c. 1621 · Piemonte
  4. Castle of Rivoli ◆ 1718 · Piemonte
  5. Racconigi Castle ◆ Piemonte
  6. Zisa Palace ◆ 1165 · Sicily
  7. Castle of Moncalieri ◆ Piemonte
  8. Fortezza da Basso ◆ 1534 · Toscana
  9. Agliè Castle ◆ Piemonte
  10. Castle Pollenzo ◆ Piemonte
  11. Govone Castle ◆ Piemonte
  12. Castello Eurialo ◆ Sicily
  13. Castle of Grinzane Cavour ◆ Piemonte
  14. Palmanova Fortress ◆ 1593 · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Japan 9

  1. Himeji Castle ◆ 1601 · Hyōgo Prefecture
  2. Shuri Castle ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
  3. Nijō Castle ◆ 1601 · Kyōto Prefecture
  4. Nakijin Castle ◆ Okinawa Prefecture
  5. Zakimi Castle, Okinawa ◆ 1416 · Okinawa Prefecture
  6. Nakagusuku Castle, Okinawa ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
  7. Hagi Castle ◆ 1604 · Yamaguchi Prefecture
  8. Katsuren Castle, Okinawa ◆ Okinawa Prefecture
  9. Hara Castle ◆ 1496 · Nagasaki Prefecture

Russia 7

  1. Kazan Kremlin ◆ Volga
  2. Naryn Castle ◆ 6th century · Volga
  3. Derbent Fortress ◆ Volga
  4. Moscow Kremlin ◆ 1485 · Central
  5. Oreshek Fortress, Shlisselburg ◆ 1323 · Northwestern
  6. Novgorod Kremlin (Detinets) ◆ 1484 · Northwestern
  7. Suzdal Kremlin ◆ 1222 · Central

Portugal 7

  1. Belém Tower ◆ 1515 · Lisbon
  2. Pena Palace ◆ 1838 · Lisbon
  3. Castle of the Moors ◆ 8th century · Lisbon
  4. Castle of Elvas ◆ 1229 · Portalegre
  5. Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort ◆ 1792 · Portalegre
  6. Castelo de Tomar ◆ Santarém
  7. Fort of São João Baptista ◆ 1591 · Azores

Iran 6

  1. Takht-e Soleyman ◆ West Azerbaijan
  2. Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) ◆ 5th century BC · Kerman
  3. Alamut Castle ◆ Qazvin
  4. Sarvestan Palace ◆ Fars
  5. Qal'eh Dokhtar, Firuzabad ◆ c. 209 · Fars
  6. Lambsar Castle ◆ Qazvin

Spain 6

  1. Alcázar of Segovia ◆ 12th century · Segovia
  2. Aljafería Palace ◆ c. 1065 · Zaragoza
  3. Alhambra ◆ 1239 · Granada
  4. Royal Alcázar of Seville ◆ 1364 · Seville
  5. Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos ◆ 1328 · Córdoba
  6. Alcazaba of Mérida ◆ 835 · Badajoz

Syria 5

  1. Krak des Chevaliers ◆ 1031 · Homs
  2. Citadel of Salah Ed-Din ◆ Latakia
  3. Citadel of Aleppo ◆ 12th century · Aleppo
  4. Citadel of Damascus ◆ 1203 · Damascus
  5. Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle ◆ 1230 · Homs

United Kingdom 4

  1. Tower of London ◆ c. 1078 · England
  2. Durham Castle ◆ 1072 · England
  3. Beaumaris Castle ◆ 1295 · Wales
  4. Harlech Castle ◆ 1283 · Wales

Cuba 4

  1. Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca ◆ 1638 · Santiago de Cuba
  2. Fortress of San Carlos de la Cabaña ◆ 1763 · Havana
  3. Morro Castle, Havana ◆ 1589 · Havana
  4. Castle del Príncipe ◆ Havana

Czechia 4

  1. Litomyšl Castle ◆ 1568 · Pardubice
  2. Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace ◆ Zlín
  3. Lednice Castle ◆ South Moravian
  4. Valtice Castle ◆ South Moravian

Poland 3

  1. Malbork Castle ◆ 1270 · Pomeranian Voivodeship
  2. Royal Castle in Warsaw ◆ 1598 · Masovian Voivodeship
  3. Żupny Castle ◆ Lesser Poland Voivodeship

South Korea 3

  1. Hwaseong Fortress ◆ 1794 · Gyeonggi
  2. Namhansanseong ◆ 1624 · Gyeonggi
  3. Gongsanseong ◆ Sejong

Netherlands 3

  1. Muiderslot ◆ c. 1370 · North Holland
  2. Loevestein Castle ◆ 1368 · Gelderland
  3. Pampus ◆ North Holland

Canada 3

  1. Citadelle of Quebec ◆ 1820 · Quebec
  2. Chateau St. Louis ◆ Quebec
  3. Fort Henry ◆ 1812 · Ontario

Switzerland 3

  1. Castelgrande ◆ Ticino
  2. Sasso Corbaro Castle ◆ 1479 · Ticino
  3. Montebello Castle ◆ Ticino

Sri Lanka 2

  1. Sigiriya ◆ Matale
  2. Galle Fort ◆ 1584 · Galle

Türkiye 2

  1. Ani ◆ Kars
  2. Diyarbakır Fortress ◆ Diyarbakır

Denmark 2

  1. Kronborg Castle ◆ 1574 · Capital Region of Denmark
  2. Aggersborg ◆ c. 980 · North Denmark

Vietnam 2

  1. Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty ◆ 1397 · Thanh Hóa
  2. Imperial Citadel of Thang Long ◆ 1010 · Hanoi

Algeria 2

  1. Qal'at Bani Hammad ◆ 1007 · M'Sila
  2. Casbah of Algiers ◆ Algiers

Belarus 2

  1. Mir Castle ◆ Grodno
  2. Nesvizh Castle ◆ 1583 · Minsk Region

Slovakia 2

  1. Spiš Castle ◆ 12th century · Prešov
  2. New Castle, Banská Štiavnica ◆ 1564 · Banská Bystrica

Pakistan 2

  1. Rohtas Fort ◆ c. 1541 · Punjab
  2. Lahore Fort ◆ Punjab

Lebanon 2

  1. Beaufort Castle ◆ 12th century · Nabatieh
  2. Toron Castle, Tebnine ◆ 1105 · Nabatieh

China 2

  1. Monte Fort, Macau ◆ 1617 · Guangdong
  2. Shanhai Pass ◆ 1381 · Hebei

Lithuania 2

  1. Gediminas' Tower ◆ c. 1409 · Vilnius
  2. Vilnius Castle Complex ◆ Vilnius

Greece 2

  1. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes ◆ 14th century · South Aegean
  2. Heptapyrgion ◆ Centre Macedonia

Croatia 2

  1. Kamerlengo Castle, Trogir ◆ 1420 · Split-Dalmatia
  2. St Nicholas Fortress, Šibenik ◆ 1540 · Šibenik-Knin

Israel 1

  1. Masada ◆ c. 37 BC · Southern

Finland 1

  1. Suomenlinna ◆ 1748 · Uusimaa

Ethiopia 1

  1. Fasil Ghebbi ◆ Amhara

Hungary 1

  1. Buda Castle ◆ Budapest

Kenya 1

  1. Fort Jesus ◆ 1593 · Coast

Jordan 1

  1. Qasr Amra ◆ 712 · Zarqa

Oman 1

  1. Bahla Fort ◆ Ad Dakhiliyah

Iraq 1

  1. Citadel of Erbil ◆ Erbil

Haiti 1

  1. Citadelle Laferrière ◆ c. 1805 · Nord

Morocco 1

  1. Mazagan ◆ 1502 · Doukkala Abda

Belgium 1

  1. Fort de Loncin ◆ 1881 · Liège

Austria 1

  1. Schönbrunn Palace ◆ 1696 · Vienna

Romania 1

  1. Sarmizegetusa Regia ◆ Hunedoara

Malaysia 1

  1. A Famosa, Malacca ◆ 1511 · Melaka

Dominican Republic 1

  1. Alcázar de Colón, Santo Domingo ◆ 1511 · Nacional

Panama 1

  1. Fort San Lorenzo, Chagres ◆ 16th century · Colón

Colombia 1

  1. Castillo San Felipe de Barajas ◆ c. 1657 · Bolívar

Afghanistan 1

  1. Shahr-e Gholghola, Bamyan ◆ Bamyan

Azerbaijan 1

  1. Fortress of Baku ◆ 12th century · Absheron Economic Region

Cape Verde 1

  1. Fort Real de São Filipe ◆ 1593 · Ribeira Grande de Santiago

Sweden 1

  1. Alsnö hus ◆ c. 1270 · Stockholm

Tanzania 1

  1. Old Fort of Zanzibar ◆ 1699 · Mjini Magharibi

Mozambique 1

  1. Fort São Sebastião ◆ Nampula

Qatar 1

  1. Zubarah Fort ◆ 1938 · Madinat ash Shamal