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Rochsburg Castle

Germany · 12th century

Founded
c. 1101
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Lunzenau
Coordinates
50.9435°, 12.7646°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Rochsburg Castle in Germany
Photo: Sir Gawain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Rochsburg Castle (German: Schloss Rochsburg), which was probably built in the late 12th century, stands on a rock spur, surrounded on three sides by the Zwickau Mulde river, above the eponymous town quarter in Lunzenau in Saxony. The medieval site and its division into the inner bailey, outer bailey and two zwingers is still easy to recognise. In its present appearance the schloss dates, however, to the Late Gothic and Renaissance periods. Its main construction phases date to 1470 and 1548; it is an important example of Renaissance architecture in Saxony. Over centuries the Rochsburg has formed the centrepiece in the Saxon district of Rochsburg.

Text adapted from “Rochsburg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Rochsburg Castle ranks #5,682 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #531 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1101, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,284 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dresden, 69 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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