Giebichenstein Castle

Giebichenstein Castle (German: Burg Giebichenstein) is a castle in Giebichenstein district of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Romanesque Road (Strasse der Romanik).

Being a Burgward in the 9th century, the castle became a royal residence of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, who gave it to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg which he had established in 968.

Giebichenstein Castle served as the place of death or lying in state for three bishops: Bishop Adalbert in 981, Bishop Tagino in 1012, and later that same year, Bishop Walthard. In addition, Giebichenstein was used by King (later Emperor) Henry II as a state prison for members of the high nobility. Among the imprisoned were such notable figures as Henry of Schweinfurt (in 1004), Ezzo of Este (1014–1018), Ernest of Swabia (1027–1029), and Godfrey the Bearded. According to legend, the Thuringian Landgrave Louis the Springer, founder of the Ludovingian dynasty, was also imprisoned at Giebichenstein, although there is no historical evidence to support this.

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Giebichenstein Castle ranks #2538 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #169 of the 349 mapped in Alemania. Fundado en 900, más antiguo que el 96% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 33 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo IX. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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