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Schloss Büdingen

Germany · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Büdingen
Coordinates
50.2925°, 9.11944°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Büdingen in Germany
Photo: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Büdinger Schloss goes back to a Hohenstaufen moated castle of the 12th century, which over the years was developed into a fortified palace and into the residence of the County of Isenburg. It is located in the old town of Büdingen in Hesse in Germany.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Büdingen” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Büdingen ranks #6,525 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #679 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,158 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 37 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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