Imperial Palace Ingelheim

The Ingelheim Imperial Palace (German: Ingelheimer Kaiserpfalz) was an important imperial palace erected in the second half of the 8th century in Germany. It served kings of Francia and later Holy Roman Emperors and Kings as a residenz and place for governance until the 11th century.

The former palace complex is located in the cadastral area of Nieder-Ingelheim, 15 km west of Mainz, in district "Im Saal". It is located at a slope with a view of the Rhine plains. Impressive remains of the buildings of the palace have been preserved above ground to this day. The greater part of the complex is located foundation under ground and archaeological excavations have been able to reconstruct the entire system of buildings.

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Imperial Palace Ingelheim ranks #2,595 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #185 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 775, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 8th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,787 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wiesbaden, 17 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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