Castle
Wachsenburg Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 10th century
Wachsenburg Castle (German: Veste Wachsenburg) is a castle in Amt Wachsenburg in the Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It is one of the Drei Gleichen, three hilltop castles east of Gotha. It was originally built in the 10th century. The castle was extensively reconstructed in the 17th and 19th century. The well-preserved castle (most recently restored in the 1990s) now houses a museum, a hotel and a restaurant.
It was built by Hersfeld Monastery. The castle is approximately 93 metres (305 ft) deep. During its history, Wachsenburg Castle has had its fair share of troubles. In 1441 CE a notorious robber baron took control of the castle and made it his base for his raids on the merchants of Erfurt.
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Wachsenburg Castle ranks #244 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 450 mapped in Germany. Founded 930, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 76 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Wachsenburg Castle?
Wachsenburg Castle stands in Germany, at 50.8583°, 10.8764°.
When was Wachsenburg Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 930. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Wachsenburg Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #244 of 6,412 worldwide, and #27 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 Wachsenburg Castle?
Burg Gleichen, about 4 km away.
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