Schloss Drachenburg

Schloss Drachenburg or Drachenburg Castle is a private villa styled as a palace and constructed in the late 19th century. It was completed in only two years (1882–84) on the Drachenfels hill in Königswinter, a German town on the east bank of the Rhine, south of the city of Bonn. Baron Stephan von Sarter (1833–1902), a broker and banker, planned to live there, but never did.

The villa is owned by the State Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by an intermediate station on the Drachenfels Railway.

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Schloss Drachenburg ranks #625 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #51 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1882, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 16,045 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 35 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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