r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 22h ago

Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald’s. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years

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u/CardsMultiverse 21h ago

Maybe they count every Burger King, as every King needs a Castle

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u/fleranon 20h ago

Most definitely. Burger sounds suspiciously like 'Burgherr', the german word for castle-owner :)

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u/HauntedCemetery 19h ago

Ich bin ein burger

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u/nalaloveslumpy 19h ago

You and me both, brother.