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Köthen Castle

Germany

Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Köthen
Coordinates
51.7536°, 11.9767°
Links
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Köthen Castle in Germany
Photo: Oursana · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Köthen is a palace (schloss) in Köthen (Anhalt), Germany. Begun as a castle, it was protected by a moat. It was the residence of the Princes and Dukes of Anhalt from 1244 to 1847, and now belongs to a foundation for the preservation of sites in Saxony-Anhalt.

The composer Johann Sebastian Bach was employed there by Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. The palace is one of the locations for Köthen's biennial Bach festival.

Since the 19th century, the palace has housed an important bird collection which was sold to Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen by the ornithologist Johann Friedrich Naumann.

Text adapted from “Schloss Köthen” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Köthen Castle ranks #5,756 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #544 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,223 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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