Castle & Fortification Locations — Global & by Country
Download castle and historic fortification locations from OpenStreetMap as GeoJSON — perfect for historical GIS and heritage mapping.
About this dataset
Global castle and fortification locations from OpenStreetMap, filterable by country.
Download historic castle and fortification locations worldwide from OpenStreetMap data. Extracted per country from Geofabrik OSM extracts, provided as GeoJSON point files with name and type attributes.
How to download
- 1 Download the global castles GeoJSON or select a specific country.
- 2 Open in GeoDataViewer Studio by dragging the file onto the map.
- 3 Use the attribute table to filter by historic type (castle, fort, ruins).
- 4 Combine with OSM and boundary layers for historical mapping projects.
Global (all countries)
All castles combined
Albania castles
Andorra castles
Austria castles
Belgium castles
Bosnia and Herzegovina castles
Switzerland castles
Czech Republic castles
Denmark castles
Estonia castles
Finland castles
Greece castles
Croatia castles
Hungary castles
Japan castles
Kazakhstan castles
South Korea castles
Liechtenstein castles
Lithuania castles
Luxembourg castles
Latvia castles
Monaco castles
Mexico castles
North Macedonia castles
Malta castles
Montenegro castles
Mongolia castles
Netherlands castles
Norway castles
Nepal castles
Poland castles
Portugal castles
Slovakia castles
Slovenia castles
Sweden castles
Taiwan castles
South Africa castles
FAQ
What OSM tags are used?
Castle locations use the historic=castle tag from OpenStreetMap. Fortifications (historic=fort) and ruins (historic=ruins) are also included where tagged.
Are these all real castles?
Data quality reflects OpenStreetMap contributions. Major well-known castles are well-covered; remote ruins may be incomplete in less-mapped regions.
How many castles are in the dataset?
The global dataset includes tens of thousands of castle and fortification locations, with the highest density in Europe (France, Germany, UK, Italy).