Germany · 18th century
Bensberg Castle (German: Schloss Bensberg) is a former royal hunting lodge in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is now operated as a luxury hotel under the name 'Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg'. The central axis of the building complex is exactly aligned with Cologne Cathedral.
The hotel was built in the early 18th century. During the COVID-19 pandemic, association football club 1. FC Köln moved their quarantine training grounds to the site. From October 1945 to March 1946 it was the home of the 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards.
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Schloss Bensberg ranks #1,190 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #96 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1703, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,571 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 15 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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