Amlishagen Castle

Amlishagen Castle is a castle near the village of Amlishagen, which is a section of the town of Gerabronn, in the Schwäbisch Hall District of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The castle was built in the 13th century and first mentioned in 1253. In the second half of the 14th century, 1601 and in the 19th century the castle was expanded and renovated. The castle was owned by the Lords of Amlingshagen and later by the Lords of Wollmershausen. The castle is currently privately owned and occupied. It can be visited from Easter until 31 October on weekends only.

After the family von Wollmershausen died out in the 18th century, the castle was owned by a number of individuals. The castle was finally bought by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher the Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington. A distant descendant owns the castle today.

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Amlishagen Castle ranks #6,779 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #496 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 78 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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