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- The names of castles in Heidekreis are typed into Google 2,720 times a month (6 ranked castles).
- The most searched-for is Ahlden House (1,900 searches a month), number 663 in Germany.
- Heidekreis ranks number 20 of 32 districts and cities in Lower Saxony, with 1% of the state’s demand.
- Germany’s most searched-for castle is Neuschwanstein Castle.
Source: Chateaupedia, “The most searched-for castles in Heidekreis in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/most-searched-castles-germany-2026/niedersachsen/heidekreis, volumes as of October 25, 2026
The 6 most searched-for castles in Heidekreis
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahlden House | Ahlden (Aller) | 1,900 | 663 |
| 2 | Bunkenburg | Ahlden (Aller) | 480 | 1,681 |
| 3 | Uhlenburg | Essel | 260 | 2,210 |
| 4 | Gut Stellichte | Walsrode | 40 | 3,602 |
| 5 | Hodenhagen Castle | Hodenhagen | 30 | 3,871 |
| 6 | Burg Rethem | Rethem (Aller) | 10 | 4,294 |
All castles in HeidekreisThe ranking in Lower SaxonyAll of Germany, by state and district
Other districts in Lower Saxony
- Region Hannover
- Landkreis Schaumburg
- Landkreis Osnabrück
- Landkreis Goslar
- Landkreis Göttingen
- Landkreis Friesland
- Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont
- Landkreis Aurich
- Landkreis Wolfenbüttel
- Landkreis Hildesheim
- Landkreis Northeim
- Landkreis Leer
- Landkreis Emsland
- Wolfsburg
- Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim
- Landkreis Helmstedt
- Landkreis Holzminden
- Braunschweig
- Landkreis Lüneburg
- Landkreis Stade
- Landkreis Ammerland
- Landkreis Gifhorn
- Landkreis Uelzen
- Landkreis Cuxhaven
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Source: Chateaupedia, “The most searched-for castles in Heidekreis in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/most-searched-castles-germany-2026/niedersachsen/heidekreis, volumes as of October 25, 2026
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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, the most searched-for castle in Heidekreis in 2026 is Ahlden House, with 1,900 searches a month.
Method
The volume used is Google Ads data, read from DataForSEO: the average monthly searches for the castle’s name over twelve months, from Germany and in German (“Schloss Neuschwanstein”, “Burg Eltz”). Each name is re-read every ninety days.
The filters are those of the French study. With no Google reviews and three Wikipedia languages or fewer, a volume of 5,000 searches or more almost always measures something else (a town, a holiday park), and the name is set aside. When Google knows the place, the volume is capped at twenty times its reviews. Names made only of generic words (“Altes Schloss”, “Burgruine”) are set aside, and namesakes count once.
The area is that of the castle’s address: its state, its district or its district-free city. An area has its page from three searched-for castles. Media may reuse these figures by crediting Chateaupedia with a link to the page.
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