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Wilhelmstein

Germany · 18th century

Founded
1761
Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal
Location
Wunstorf
Coordinates
52.4603°, 9.30778°
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Wilhelmstein in Germany
Photo: ChristianSchd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Wilhelmstein is an artificial island with an area of 12,500 square metres (3.1 acres) in lake Steinhuder Meer, located in the Hanover Region, Northern Germany. The island was created in the 18th century as a fortification by Count William of Schaumburg-Lippe, ruler of this small German state. The man-made isle (Count Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe had the island built between 1761 and 1765 for his military fortress) hosts the Wilhelmsen fortress (German: Festung Wilhelmstein). Today the island, close to Hagenburg, is a popular destination for tourists. It can be reached by so-called 'emigrants boats' from Steinhude and Mardorf.

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In the rankings

Wilhelmstein ranks #3,382 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #277 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1761, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,873 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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