Schloss Tegel

The Schloss Tegel or Humboldt-Schloss is a country house in Tegel, part of the Reinickendorf district of the German capital Berlin. The brothers Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt spent much of their childhood in a former schloss on the site and on the estate, which extends almost as far as Lake Tegel.

The present building was built between 1820 and 1824 by Wilhelm von Humboldt to designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It still belongs to the Heinz family, descendants of Wilhelm. It houses the private Humboldt-Museum, open to guided tours during the summer.

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Schloss Tegel ranks #1,657 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #120 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1820, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,196 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 21 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 11 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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