Neues Schloss Baden-Baden

The New Castle (German: Neues Schloss) on the Florentinerberg in Baden-Baden was the seat of the Margraves of Baden from the late 15th century to the end of the 17th century and of the Margraves of Baden-Baden from 1535. As a castle complex from the Late Middle Ages, it has been rebuilt and extended several times. Today, the listed building is owned by Kuwaiti investors who wanted to convert the castle into a luxury hotel.

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Neues Schloss Baden-Baden ranks #3,098 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #241 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1370, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,848 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlsruhe, 30 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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