Exploring 5 Most Beautiful Castles in Germany
Welcome to another enthralling episode in our Castle Series today we look at five of the most beautiful castles in Germany with over 20,000 castles in a rich history castles form an integral part of German history the leaders of the states and territories within the empire built castles to control their
Areas for defense and as the center of administration castles were a symbol of power castles in Germany were often built at strategic points on top of a mountain we’re at a place to protect an important trading route so sit back and relax as we take you on another a
Inspiring Journey if you’re new here please don’t forget to like share and subscribe welcome to uniwide Travels first on our list iswaran Castle located in the city of scharen on an island in Lake scharen the first records of a castle at this location date from ad 973 there was a fort of the poian slav tribe of the obotrites on an island in the large lake of scharen for centuries
The castle was the home of the Dukes and Grand Dukes of mecklinburg and later mecklinburg scharen today parts of it serve as the residents of the mecklinburg V Pomer State Parliament while other parts are open for tourists major parts of the current Castle were built between 1845 and 1857 as the
Cooperation of the renowned historicist Architects gotfried simper friederick August stoer George Adolf demmler and Ernst Fredrick Werner the castle is regarded as one of the most important works of romantic historicism in Europe and is designated to become a world heritage site it is nicknamed the nanstein of the north since late 1990 it
Has once again been a seed of government as the seed of the State Assembly of the state of mecklinburg V palomer since then there have been massive preservation and renovation efforts most of these were finished by 2019 next on our list is Nord kersin Castle situated in the town of Nord
Kirchin in the coast Feld administrative District in the state of North Rin West faia this breathtaking Castle was built between 1703 and 1734 by Architects Godfrey lawren Victorius pet Victorius the younger and Johan Conrad schan Nord kirchin Castle is one of the best known and most popular Excursion destinations
In the Monsterland region and is an impressive example of great architecture it is imposingly situated in the middle of extensive Parkland in the immediate vicinity of the Town wonderful walks lead through the park and end at the castle whose inner Courtyard is freely accessible at all times the focal point
Of the imposing Nord kirchin Palace is the main building the cord Del Lois from which the lower wing buildings develop and enclose the core donor in – shape the entire building complex is highly symmetrical and in this form an impressive example of a completely preserved Baroque complex in recent
Times parts of the interior of the castles are open to the public as are the gardens in the surrounding park inside the castle an upmarket restaurant offering West philan Cuisine looks out into the large formal Garden that faces the northern facade of the castle the Castle’s Chapel may also be rented for weddings
Number three is berg El’s Castle a medieval castle nestled in the Hills above the Moselle between coblin and Trier Germany it is still owned by a branch of House of Els who have lived there since the 12th century the castle stands on a 70 M High Rock spur that is
Bounded on three sides by the river elbach a tributary on the north side of the Mosel the surrounding elz Forest has been declared a nature reserve by florana habitat and natur a 2000 due to its location the castle could not be expanded horizontally The Rock builds the foundation that’s why it grew only
In height over the centuries the Berg as we can see it today developed several Towers turrets spires and bay windows were added by the family members and make up the unique picture of El’s Castle unlike many castles in Germany Burg Els has never been destroyed although it was built on a then important trade route visitors can still admire 850 years of medieval history the castle has been owned by the same family ever since the name else was first mentioned in 1157 it
Is considered a real German treasure that’s why it was was featured on a 500 DM note from 1961 to 1995 number two on our list is hoen zern Castle a Hilltop Castle located on the mountain hoen alen an isolated Promontory of the suian Jura 855 m above sea level approximately 50 km south of stutgart the capital of benen wenberg this mountain lends its name to the local
Geographic region and is known among locals as zolar Mountain this Castle is the ancestral seat of the Imperial House of hoen zaler the third of three Hilltop castles built on the site it is located at top mount henal above and south of henen on the edge of the suian Jura of
Central benen wenberg Germany hoen alen Castle covering almost all of Mount hoen alen’s Summit is a structure composed of four primary parts Military architecture palatial buildings chapels and Gardens with over 350,000 visitors per year hoen zalen Castle is one of the most visited castles in Germany the castle is
Privately owned by the house of hoenen with 2/3 belonging to the Brandenburg Prussian branch in the balance to the suian branch in 2015 parts of the 2016 Thriller horror film a cure for wellness were filmed at the castle closing it from 13 to July 24th 2015 henal Castle
As well as Porton Castle in England was also used in the filming of the 2017 TV adaption of the worst witch the castle was heavily damaged by an earthquake on September 3rd 1978 which caused some of its turrets to collapse and was under repair until the mid 1990s
And our final destination and number one on our list is nanstein Castle a 19th century historicist Palace on a rugged Hill in the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany it is located in the swabia region of Bavaria in the municipality of shanga above the Incorporated Village of hwanga the
Closest larger town is fussen the castle stands above the narrow Gorge of the pollet stream east of the alpy and Schwan sea Lakes close to the mouth of the Le into forgan sea despite the main residence of the Bavarian monarchs at the time the Munich residents being one
Of the most extensive Palace complexes in the world King Ludwig II of Bavaria felt the need to escape from the constraints he saw himself exposed to in Munich and commission nanstein Palace on the remote Northern edges of the Alps as a retreat but also in honor of composer
Richard Vagner whom he greatly admired nanstein embodies both the contemporaneous architectural fashion known as Castle Romanticism and King Ludwig II’s enthusiasm for the operas of Richard Vagner in the 19th century many castles were constructed or reconstructed often with significant changes to make them more picturesque the palace has appeared prominently in
Several movies such as helmet Cotner lwig II in 1955 and Laino visan’s lwig in 1972 both biopics about the king the spoof comedy space balls and the war drama The Great Escape in 19 63 it also inspired Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle there you have it five of the most beautiful castles in Germany hope you enjoyed taking this journey with us don’t forget to like subscribe and leave a comment if you have any suggestions until next Time
In this video, we look at 5 of the Most Beautiful Castles in Germany. First on our list is Schwerin Castle. Second is Nordkirchen Castle. Third is Burg Eltz Castle. Fourth is Hohenzollern Castle and number one on our list is Neuschwanstein Castle.
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Timestamps ——
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:53 Schwerin Castle
00:02:13 Nordkirchen Castle
00:03:33 Burg Eltz Castle
00:05:17 Hohenzollern Castle
00:07:02 Neuschwanstein Castle
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