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Schloss ob Ellwangen

Germany · 12th century

Founded
c. 1200
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Ellwangen
Coordinates
48.96419°, 10.13861°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss ob Ellwangen in Germany
Photo: Mac Johnson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Schloss ob Ellwangen served from 1460 as the residence and seat of rule of the prince-provosts of the Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen and from 1802/1803 to 1842 as an electoral and then royal residence. It was originally erected about 1200 as a defensive castle of Ellwangen Abbey, which at that time already enjoyed imperial immediacy.

The extensive complex is located at about 505 m ü. NN on a hill above the town centre of Ellwangen in eastern Württemberg, amid meadow orchards. Together with the Schönenbergkirche, the castle forms a landmark of Ellwangen visible from afar.

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

In the rankings

Schloss ob Ellwangen ranks #7,290 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #791 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 73 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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