Germany · 10th century
Altenburg Castle (Thüringen) ranks #3,067 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #248 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 976, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,530 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlovy Vary, 90 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Altenburg Castle is the former residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg on the Schlossberg in the Thuringian town of Altenburg. It houses the exhibition areas Ducal Chambers of the 17th/18th century, the 19th/20th century, and the Playing Card Museum. The castle church with its famous Trost organ and a building history reaching back to the Late Gothic period, as well as the late medieval tower complexes, are further attractions. The banqueting halls and the castle courtyard are venues for a great many cultural events. The castle is the original setting of the Altenburg Prinzenraub (Abduction of the Princes) of 1455.
Since 1 October 2020 the residence castle of Altenburg has been part of the Municipal Working Group of Altenburg Museums, an association with the Lindenau Museum.
Machine-translated from “Schloss Altenburg (Thüringen)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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