Palace & château
Herzberg Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 11th century
Herzberg Castle (German: Schloss Herzberg) is a German schloss in Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in the state of Lower Saxony. The present-day, quadrangular building has its origins in the 11th century as a medieval castle. After a fire in 1510 it was rebuilt as a schloss and is one of the few in Lower Saxony that was constructed as a timber-framed building. Because it belonged to the House of Welf for 700 years it is also known as the Welf Castle of Herzberg (Welfenschloss Herzberg).
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Herzberg Castle ranks #3,935 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #302 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,846 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Herzberg Castle?
Herzberg Castle stands in Germany, at 51.6558°, 10.3311°.
When was Herzberg Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Herzberg Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,935 of 8,134 worldwide, and #302 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Herzberg Castle?
Scharzfels Castle, about 6 km away.
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