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Ziesar Castle

Germany · 13th century

Founded
c. 1201
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument
Location
Ziesar
Coordinates
52.2626°, 12.2868°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Ziesar Castle in Germany
Photo: Gregor Rom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Burg Ziesar is one of the few surviving bishops' residences in Brandenburg. The lowland castle lies on the southern edge of the small town of Ziesar, on the eastern bank of the Kobser Bach. Burg Ziesar was the residence of the Prince-Bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Brandenburg and Bishop of the Diocese of Brandenburg.

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

In the rankings

Ziesar Castle ranks #6,398 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #660 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1201, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1134 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 893 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 80 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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