Palace & château
Zerbst Castle
🇩🇪 Germany
Zerbst Castle (German: Schloss Zerbst) in the town of Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany was the residence of the Princes of Anhalt-Zerbst from the late 17th century until the line died out in 1793. It later served as a museum and archive. The building was severely damaged by bombs during the last weeks of World War II and largely demolished afterwards.
Currently a Verein is working to maintain and reconstruct the remaining eastern wing.
Text adapted from “Zerbst Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zerbst Castle ranks #4,334 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #345 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,957 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Zerbst Castle?
Zerbst Castle stands in Germany, at 51.9639°, 12.0818°.
How famous is Zerbst Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,334 of 8,764 worldwide, and #345 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 Zerbst Castle?
Schloss Großkühnau, about 14 km away.
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