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Schloss Arnsberg

Germany · 11th century

Founded
c. 1100
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Arnsberg
Coordinates
51.4012°, 8.06222°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Arnsberg in Germany
Photo: Machahn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Arnsberg Castle (German: Schloss Arnsberg) is a former palace in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is a located on a 256 m (840 ft) high hill.

Arnsberg castle was constructed as the seat of the counts of Werl-Arnsberg, probably around 1100. It served as residence of the counts of Arnsberg until 1368. With the transition of the county into the possession of the Electorate of Cologne, it became the centre of power of the Duchy of Westphalia. The electors resided, hunted and feasted there during their visits, the Landdrost had his seat there as governor, and partially the provincial assemblies also took place there.

Elector Salentin of Isenburg (1532–1610) had the castle redesigned in the renaissance style around 1575. Under Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621–1688), there was another renovation in 1654. A fundamental redesign in the baroque style took place from 1739 onwards under Elector Clemens August of Bavaria (1700–1761) with help of the architect Johann Conrad Schlaun (1695–1773), creating a cheerful palace and hunting lodge. Arnsberg castle was destroyed in 1762 during the Seven Years' War.

Today, the complex is a castle ruin and can be freely visited.

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

In the rankings

Schloss Arnsberg ranks #6,178 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #616 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 458 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 993 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wuppertal, 63 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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