Palace & château
Schloss Richmond
🇩🇪 Germany · 18th century
Richmond Castle (German: 'Schloss Richmond') is a castle built from 1768 to 1769 in Braunschweig, Germany for Princess (later Duchess) Augusta, wife of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. It lies near the Oker river in the south of the city. The architect was Carl Christoph Wilhelm Fleischer.
The castle was named after the princess's English home in Richmond Park, a royal park now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Text adapted from “Schloss Richmond” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schloss Richmond ranks #5,238 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #432 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Founded 1769, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 638 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,392 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Schloss Richmond?
Schloss Richmond stands in Germany, at 52.24°, 10.5267°.
When was Schloss Richmond built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1769. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Schloss Richmond?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,238 of 8,764 worldwide, and #432 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Schloss Richmond?
Brunswick Palace, about 3 km away.
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