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Schloss Wurzen

Germany · 15th century

Founded
1491
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Wurzen
Coordinates
51.3697°, 12.733°
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Schloss Wurzen in Germany
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Description

Wurzen Palace is a palace in Wurzen in the Saxon district of Leipzig. It was built between 1491 and 1497 in the late Gothic style, already incorporating early Renaissance elements, by the Bishop of Meissen, John VI von Saalhausen, as an episcopal residence.

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

In the rankings

Schloss Wurzen ranks #6,884 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #617 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1491, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dresden, 79 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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