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Schloss Wörth an der Donau

Germany · 10th century

Founded
c. 950
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Location
Wörth an der Donau
Coordinates
48.99985°, 12.40308°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Schloss Wörth an der Donau in Germany
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Wörth in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria lies beside the A 3 on a hill in the middle of the town of Wörth. The complex is recorded under file number D-2-61-000-479 as a protected architectural monument of Wörth an der Donau. It is likewise listed as an archaeological monument under file number D-3-75-210-11 in the Bayernatlas as “archaeological features in the area of Schloss Wörth a.d. Donau, previously a medieval castle”.

The mighty castle in the Renaissance style has the character of a fortress, is completely preserved and is counted among the largest castles in eastern Bavaria. It goes back to a refuge castle of the 10th century (about the year 914), and was rebuilt and extended over the centuries and received its present appearance in the 16th and 17th centuries.

That a castle of the Carolingian Gau counts previously stood on the same site to secure the eastern borders of the empire is presumed, but cannot be historically substantiated. Since the High Middle Ages it was in the ownership of the Prince-Bishops of Regensburg and formed a strategically important stronghold.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Wörth an der Donau” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Wörth an der Donau ranks #5,690 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #533 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 950, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 206 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,937 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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