# Launch of Castlemap historical site database

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/launch-of-castlemap-historical-site-database
> Updated: 2026-08-27T18:26:50.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

The interactive platform Castlemap has launched, providing a digital database of over 7,700 historical sites across 141 countries. Utilizing open data from Wikidata, Wikipedia, and OpenFreeMap, the tool categorizes locations into groups such as castles, palaces, fortresses, and ruins.

Users can access geographic coordinates, photographs, and historical descriptions. The platform includes interactive features like the game CastleGuessr and themed travel itineraries, such as pop-culture-inspired journeys through European landmarks like France’s Loire Valley and Germany’s Neuschwanstein. While Spain holds the highest number of entries, the Palace of Versailles is noted as the most popular site on the map.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-27: Castle Map launches featuring thousands of global historical sites

A new interactive “Castle Map” features over 7,700 global fortifications, highlighting sites like Versailles and Neuschwanstein, alongside pop-culture-inspired European travel itineraries.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/castle-map-launches-featuring-thousands-of-global-historical-sites

### 2026-08-23: Castlemap launches interactive map of 7,700 historical sites

Castlemap is a free interactive map featuring over 7,700 castles, palaces, and ruins across 141 countries, using Wikidata to provide historical details and coordinates.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/castlemap-launches-interactive-global-atlas-of-historical-fortifications

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