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Residenzschloss Oettingen in Bayern

Germany · 17th century

Founded
1687
Architect
Giacomo Angelini
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Location
Oettingen in Bayern
Coordinates
48.9546°, 10.6046°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Residenzschloss Oettingen in Bayern in Germany
Photo: Manfi. B · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Oettingen is a Baroque palace in Oettingen in Bayern, Germany. It is privately owned by the House of Oettingen-Spielberg.

Schloss Oettingen was built between 1679 and 1687. Construction was overseen by Karl Engel, a brother of the Prince-Bishop's master builder, Jakob Engel. It was built in the Baroque style. The palace has served as a family seat for the House of Oettingen-Spielberg, a German noble family and cadet branch of the House of Oettingen, and is still owned by the family. Schloss Oettingen is located in Oettingen in Bayern, in the Donau-Ries district of Swabia, Bavaria.

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

In the rankings

Residenzschloss Oettingen in Bayern ranks #6,413 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #662 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded 1687, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 886 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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