The World's 2,400 Castles

Summary

The interactive map of the world's castles & fortresses Castlemap is a free interactive map of 2,435 of the world's greatest castles, fortresses and palaces across 129 countries. Pan and zoom the night map above, click any point for a photo and quick facts, or open a landmark's page for its full story and exact location. From medieval strongholds and hilltop citadels to grand royal palaces, it is the most complete castle map online. Browse by type Castles by country Find castles and fortresses in the countries that have the most: Browse all 129 countries on the map → Famous castles to start with The most-covered castles on Earth, by number of Wikipedia language editions: The most famous castles in the world, ranked → · Browse all 2,435 castles & fortresses → How this map is built Castlemap is built entirely from open data: facts, founding dates and coordinates from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons, stories from Wikipedia, and the night basemap from OpenFreeMap and Natural Earth. Rather than plotting every fortification on Earth, the atlas curates the 2,435 most significant castles, fortresses and palaces — each verified to have a real photo, an English Wikipedia article and exact coordinates — balanced across 129 countries so the map stays explorable. Missing a castle you know? The map refreshes from Wikidata, so the best way to add one is to improve its Wikidata entry: exact coordinates, a Commons photo and an English Wikipedia article make it eligible for the next refresh. Edits to the commons improve every atlas built on them — not just this one. The full curated dataset is free: download all 2,435 castles as GeoJSON or CSV (CC0). Curious how it breaks down? See the castle statistics — which country has the most castles, who leads per capita, and when the world built them. Frequently asked questions What is Castlemap?Castlemap is a free interactive map of 2,435 of the world's great castles, fortresses and palaces across 129 countries. Every landmark i...