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Schloss Hinterglauchau

Germany · 15th century

Founded
1470
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Glauchau
Coordinates
50.81672°, 12.53772°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Hinterglauchau in Germany
Photo: Michael Sander · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Hinterglauchau is a Renaissance palace in Glauchau in western Saxony. It was built from 1470 on the site of a castle of the lords of Schönburg erected around 1170 and for centuries formed the centre of their rule. With the erection of the parts of the building later called Schloss Forderglauchau, the complex was extended towards the town from about 1525. At the same time the core palace was rebuilt. In the early 20th century a museum was set up in the palace.

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

In the rankings

Schloss Hinterglauchau ranks #7,652 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #837 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded 1470, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Karlovy Vary, 69 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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