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- The names of castles in Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge are typed into Google 123,140 times a month (30 ranked castles).
- The most searched-for is Königstein Fortress (60,500 searches a month), number 14 in Germany.
- Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranks number 2 of 12 districts and cities in Saxony, with 20% of the state’s demand.
- The busiest month is April, with 11.6% of the year’s searches; the quietest is January (4%).
- Germany’s most searched-for castle is Neuschwanstein Castle.
Source: Chateaupedia, “The most searched-for castles in Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/most-searched-castles-germany-2026/sachsen/landkreis-sachsische-schweiz-osterzgebirge, volumes as of October 25, 2026
The 10 most searched-for castles in Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- Königstein Fortress60,500
- Schloss Weesenstein22,200
- Burg Stolpen12,100
- Hohnstein Castle9,900
- Schloss Kuckuckstein3,600
- Sonnenstein Castle2,400
- Schloss Nöthnitz1,900
- Schloss Lauenstein1,900
- Neurathen Castle1,000
- Schloss Reinhardtsgrimma1,000
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Königstein Fortress | Königstein | 60,500 | 14 |
| 2 | Schloss Weesenstein | Müglitztal | 22,200 | 53 |
| 3 | Burg Stolpen | Stolpen | 12,100 | 120 |
| 4 | Hohnstein Castle | Hohnstein | 9,900 | 128 |
| 5 | Schloss Kuckuckstein | Liebstadt | 3,600 | 383 |
| 6 | Sonnenstein Castle | Pirna | 2,400 | 561 |
| 7 | Schloss Nöthnitz | Bannewitz | 1,900 | 673 |
| 8 | Schloss Lauenstein | Altenberg | 1,900 | 687 |
| 9 | Neurathen Castle | Lohmen | 1,000 | 887 |
| 10 | Schloss Reinhardtsgrimma | Glashütte | 1,000 | 940 |
All castles in Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeThe ranking in SaxonyAll of Germany, by state and district
When do people look them up?
Each month’s share of the year, weighted by each castle’s volume (12 monthly series).
- January4%
- February4.3%
- March6.9%
- April11.6%
- May10.2%
- June7.6%
- July10.7%
- August11.2%
- September9.2%
- October10.5%
- November7%
- December6.7%
Much searched, little written about
Searched for more than a thousand times a month, with a Wikipedia article in five languages or fewer.
| Rank | Château | Town | Searches per month | Wikipedia languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schloss Kuckuckstein | Liebstadt | 3,600 | 4 |
| 2 | Schloss Nöthnitz | Bannewitz | 1,900 | 5 |
| 3 | Schloss Lauenstein | Altenberg | 1,900 | 2 |
| 4 | Schloss Reinhardtsgrimma | Glashütte | 1,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Schloss Röhrsdorf | Dohna | 1,000 | 2 |
Other districts in Saxony
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Source: Chateaupedia, “The most searched-for castles in Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/most-searched-castles-germany-2026/sachsen/landkreis-sachsische-schweiz-osterzgebirge, volumes as of October 25, 2026
Sample sentence
According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, the most searched-for castle in Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in 2026 is Königstein Fortress, with 60,500 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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