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Erbach Palace

Germany · 18th century

Founded
c. 1725
Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Location
Erbach
Coordinates
49.6572°, 8.9925°
Links
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Erbach Palace in Germany
Photo: chrisaliv · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Erbach Palace is a palace in Erbach im Odenwald and the seat of the Count of Erbach. It was originally built in the Middle Ages, but most of the buildings today date back to the early 18th century. The palace houses the extensive antique collection of Franz, Count of Erbach-Erbach.

The oldest historical record about the building was from the 12th century. The rulers of Erbach, likely Count Gerhard I, built the first castle in the 13th century. Between 1500 and 1530, the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style.

The County of Erbach became an Imperial state within the Franconian Circle in 1532. Erbach-Breuberg partitioned from Erbach in 1647. In 1717 Erbach was divided into Erbach-Erbach, Erbach-Fürstenau, and Erbach-Schönberg (Schönberg near Bensheim). 1806 the counties were mediatised. In 1818 the counts of Erbach-Erbach inherited the County of Wartenberg-Roth. The present Count of Erbach-Erbach is still living at Erbach Palace and his nearby Eulbach hunting lodge. The Counts of Erbach-Fürstenau are living at Fürstenau Castle.

Text adapted from “Erbach Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Erbach Palace ranks #6,116 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #606 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1725, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,028 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Heidelberg, 34 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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