Even if properly restored, most castles aren’t natural tourist attractions: many of them are far from traditional tourist routes, and have little to distinguish them from dozens of other castles that tourists might visit. The ubiquity of castles also diminishes their usefulness for legitimate ends. Only an estimated 20% of these castles still have a roof, and 40% are categorized as “ruins.” Although the preservation of these castles is important from a historical perspective, the public is unlikely to even know about the vast majority of them, much less be aware enough to raise an outcry if they are mismanaged. Germany alone has well over 25,000 castles, although the exact number is unknown because no centralized database exists. While a handful of (usually well-maintained) castles are quite famous, the vast majority have no prominence in the public eye.
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