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Are Castle
12th-century castle in Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Are Castle (pronounced "Ahr-er", German: Burg Are) is the ruin of a hill castle that stands at a height of 240 m above sea level (NHN) above the village of Altenahr in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built around 1100 by Count Dietrich I of Are and is first recorded in 1121.
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Are Castle | |
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Burg Are | |
Altenahr | |
![]() Ruins of Are Castle | |
Coordinates | 50°31′02″N 6°59′41″E |
Type | hill castle |
Code | DE-RP |
Height | 240 m above sea level (NHN) |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | c. 1100 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | counts |
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Since 1965 the Are Gymnasium – a local grammar school – in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler has borne the name which is derived from the castle and its eponymous noble family.