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Schloss Laubach

Germany · 13th century

Founded
c. 1250
Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Location
Laubach
Coordinates
50.5443°, 8.99186°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Laubach in Germany
Photo: Carl Hannig · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Laubach is a castle in Laubach, Hesse, Germany and serves as the seat of the Counts of Solms-Laubach.

Schloss Laubach is first mentioned in a list of properties of the Hersfeld monastery in 786 C.E. The Hagen-Münzenberg family were granted the authority over Laubach as a fief. A castle was built in the thirteenth century. In 1255 the estate was granted to the Lords of Hanau, and later it was owned by the Counts of Falkenstein. The Counts of Solms-Laubach bought the castle in 1418. Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach made the castle the official residence of the House of Solms-Laubach. In 1475 Kuno, Count of Solms-Laubach was granted permission by Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor to add fortifications to the castle and the surrounding town.

The architect Licher Baum Wolff Werner rebuilt the castle towers in 1533. The castle is made up of three horseshoe-shaped buildings that interlink. Three of the four original fortified round towers still stand, and baroque hoods were later added onto them.

Text adapted from “Schloss Laubach” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Laubach ranks #5,194 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #458 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1134 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,741 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 53 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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