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Jagdschloss Kranichstein

Germany · 16th century

Founded
1578
Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Location
Darmstadt
Coordinates
49.89947°, 8.69796°
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Jagdschloss Kranichstein in Germany
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Description

Jagdschloss Kranichstein is a palace in Kranichstein, now part of Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was built north of Darmstadt from 1578 as a Jagdschloss, a hunting lodge for George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. It served also as a summer residence. In 1917, it became a museum of hunting. From 1946, it was the first location of the Darmstädter Ferienkurse.

The estate is one of few remaining Baroque hunting lodges in Germany, referred to also as Kranichstein Hunting Lodge. It serves as a hunting museum, and as a hotel with restaurant and event location including for weddings.

Text adapted from “Jagdschloss Kranichstein” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Jagdschloss Kranichstein ranks #4,553 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #376 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1578, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,159 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 23 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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