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This is a list of castles and other such fortifications and palaces or country homes in Germany. Included are castles (German: Burg, Schloss), forts (German: Festung), palaces (German: Schloss, Palais, Palast), country or stately homes and manors, and even follies.
Eltz Castle (German: Burg Eltz) is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century. Eltz Castle along with Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been ...
Hohenzollern Castle. Bruchsal Palace, Bruchsal, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Speyer; Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, residence of the Electors Palatine; Hohenzollern Castle, show castle of the kings of Prussia
Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [ˈʃlɔs nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn]; Southern Bavarian: Schloss Neischwanstoa) is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany.
Neuschwanstein, Bavaria's most famous castle. Numerous castles are found in the German state of Bavaria.These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1,000 years, were the setting for historical events, domains of famous personalities, and are still imposing structures to this day.
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets.
This list encompasses castles described in German as Castle , Festung (fort/fortress), Palace (manor house) and Palace/Palast . Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.