Wachsenburg Castle

Wachsenburg Castle (German: Veste Wachsenburg) is a castle in Amt Wachsenburg in the Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It is one of the Drei Gleichen, three hilltop castles east of Gotha. It was originally built in the 10th century. The castle was extensively reconstructed in the 17th and 19th century. The well-preserved castle (most recently restored in the 1990s) now houses a museum, a hotel and a restaurant.

It was built by Hersfeld Monastery. The castle is approximately 93 metres (305 ft) deep. During its history, Wachsenburg Castle has had its fair share of troubles. In 1441 CE a notorious robber baron took control of the castle and made it his base for his raids on the merchants of Erfurt.

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Wachsenburg Castle ocupa el puesto 244 de 6412 en el mundo en la clasificación de fama de este atlas y el n.º 27 de los 450 que el atlas cartografía en Alemania. Fundado en 930, más antiguo que el 96% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 76 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo X. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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