Germany · 16th century
Moritzburg Castle (German: Schloss Moritzburg) or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritzburg, in the German state of Saxony, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the Saxon capital, Dresden. The castle has four round towers and lies on a symmetrical artificial island. It is named after Duke Moritz of Saxony, who had a hunting lodge built there between 1542 and 1546. The surrounding woodlands and lakes were a favourite hunting area of the electors and kings of Saxony.
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Moritzburg Castle ranks #277 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1542, it is older than 40% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 14,354 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dresden, 14 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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