Wolfsburg Castle

The Wolfsburg is a medieval lowland and water castle in North Germany that was first mentioned in the records in 1302, but has since been turned into a Renaissance schloss or palace. It is located in eastern Lower Saxony in the town of Wolfsburg named after it and in whose possession it has been since 1961. The Wolfsburg developed from a tower house on the River Aller into a water castle with the character of a fortification. In the 17th century it was turned into a representative, but nevertheless defensible palace that was the northernmost example of the Weser Renaissance style. Its founder and builder was the noble family of von Bartensleben. After their line died out in 1742 the Wolfsburg was inherited by the counts of Schulenburg.

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Wolfsburg Castle ranks #2,847 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #216 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1302, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,776 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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