Below are lists of castles in Europe, organized by country:

Sovereign states

List of castles in Albania This article lists the castles and fortifications of Albania. There are a total of 158 castles and fortifications in the country that have achieved the status of monument of cultural heritage. The English equivalent for ''Kala'' in Albanian is ''F ...

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List of castles in Austria This page is a list of castles and castle ruins in Austria, arranged by States of Austria, state. A ''Burgruine'' is a ruined castle, a “castle ruin”. Burgenland * Bernstein Castle, Burg Bernstein * Forchtenstein Castle, Burg Forchtenstein ...

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List of castles in Belgium A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

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List of castles in Croatia This list of castles in Croatia includes castles, remains (ruins) of castles and other fortifications like fortresses which used to be castles at some point in history. A castle (from Latin ''castellum'') is a type of fortified structure built in ...

List of castles in Cyprus This is a list of castles in Cyprus. Castles/Fortresses Map of castles and forts See also

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List of castles in France This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Regions of France, region and Departments of France, department. ;Notes: # The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are p ...

* List of castles in Georgia *

List of castles in Germany This is a list of castles and other such fortifications and palaces or country homes in Germany. Included are castles (), forts (), palaces (), country or stately homes and manors, and even follies. Use Other * List of castles in the Eifel ...

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List of castles in the Republic of Ireland This List of Castles in Ireland, be they in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) or in the Republic of Ireland, is organised by county within their respective jurisdiction. Republic of Ireland County Carlow : County Cavan : County Clare ...

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List of castles in Latvia This is the List of castles in Latvia, which includes fortified residences of Western European conquerors built in the area of present-day Latvia before the 17th century. There are about 140 medieval castles in the area, therefore this list is not ...

List of castles in Liechtenstein This is a list of castles in Liechtenstein. *Gutenberg Castle, Balzers *Obere Burg (Burg Neu-Schellenberg), Schellenberg *Untere Burg (Burg Alt-Schellenberg), Schellenberg *Schalun Castle (Wildschloss), Vaduz *Vaduz Castle, Vaduz See also *Li ...

List of castles in Lithuania Most of Lithuania's early castles were wooden and have not survived. Those that remain are of stone and brick construction dating from the 13th century onwards. List of castles and castle ruins in Lithuania See also * List of castles in Belar ...

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List of castles in the Netherlands This is a list of castles in the Netherlands per province. Overview of castles in the Netherlands Drenthe See also '' List of havezates in Drenthe'' Flevoland Friesland See '' List of stins in Friesland'' Gelderland Groningen See '' Lis ...

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List of castles in Romania This is a list of castles and fortresses declared monument istoric, historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture (Romania), Ministry of Culture. Banat ; Caraș-Severin County, Caraș-Severin (6) * Bey's Fortress, Socolari * Caransebeș ...

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List of castles in Slovakia This is a list of castles in Slovakia. This list includes palaces, citadels and manor houses. These Slovak language, Slovak words translate as follows: #''hrad'', ''hrádok'' - castle #''zámok'' - correctly: château, commonly translated as cas ...

* List of castles in Slovenia *

List of castles in Spain The castles in Spain were built mainly for Spain, the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages, northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forc ...

List of castles in Sweden This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word ''slott'' is used for both castles, châteaux and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses. A–B C–E F–H I–L M–P ...

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List of castles in Ukraine This is a list of castles in Ukraine. A * Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress, Akkerman Fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast B * Bar Castle in Bar, Ukraine, Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast * Bavoriv Castle in Bavoriv, Ternopil Oblast * ...

Castles in the United Kingdom A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is ...

List of castles in England This list of castles in England is not a list of every building and site that has "castle" as part of its name, nor does it list only buildings that conform to a strict definition of a castle as a medieval fortified residence. It is not a list ...

List of castles in the Isle of Man This is a list of castles in the Isle of Man. See also *List of castles *List of castles in Ireland *Castles in Scotland *List of castles in Wales *List of castles in Ireland References

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List of castles in Northern Ireland This List of Castles in Ireland, be they in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) or in the Republic of Ireland, is organised by county within their respective jurisdiction. Republic of Ireland County Carlow : County Cavan : County Clare ...

List of castles in Scotland This is a list of castles in Scotland. A castle is a type of fortified structure built primarily during the Middle Ages. Scholars debate the scope of the word "castle", but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or ...

List of castles in Wales 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. The ...

States with limited recognition and dependencies

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Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...

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