Castles, palaces & forts in Germany
Detourmap maps 802 castles, palaces & forts worth the detour in Germany — castles, fortresses, palaces and châteaux. The best known is Neuschwanstein Castle. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Nymphenburg Palace
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Renowned
Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany
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Hohenzollern Castle
Castles & palaces · Renowned
Ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alps of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Würzburg Residence
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Renowned
Cultural heritage monument D-6-63-000-454 (0) in Würzburg, Bavaria
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Berlin Palace
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Renowned
Former residence of the Prussian kings, seat of the Humboldt Forum
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Bellevue Palace
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Official residence in Berlin for the President of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Herrenchiemsee
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Complex of royal buildings on Herreninsel, an island in the Chiemsee, Bavaria's largest lake, 60 km south east of Munich
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Cecilienhof
Castles & palaces · 20th century · Notable
Historic Prussian palace and museum in Potsdam, Germany
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Munich Residence
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Building in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Schleißheim palace complex
Castles & palaces · Notable
Comprises three palaces in a grand baroque park in the village of Oberschleißheim near Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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New Palace
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Palace in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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Marksburg
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Notable
Castle in Braubach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Ludwigsburg Palace
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Former residence of the dukes and kings of Württemberg
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Marienberg Fortress
Castles & palaces · Notable
Cultural heritage monument D-6-63-000-317 (0) in Würzburg, Bavaria
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Old Castle
Castles & palaces · 10th century · Notable
Renaissance castle in Stuttgart, Germany, seat of the Landesmuseum Württemberg
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Sigmaringen Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Building in Sigmaringen, Tübingen Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Schwetzingen Palace
Castles & palaces · Notable
Palace in Schwetzingen, Germany, formerly the summer residence of the Electors Palatine
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Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Castle, park and museum in Kassel, Germany
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City Palace
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Building in Potsdam, Germany, former residence of the Prussian kings, seat of the Brandenburg Landtag
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Veste Coburg
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
One of the well-preserved medieval fortresses of Germany
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Karlsruhe Palace
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Palace built by count Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach
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Marienburg Castle
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Castle near to Nordstemmen in the town of Pattensen, Region of Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Stolzenfels Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Castle in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Charlottenhof Palace
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Palace in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany
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Hambach Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Schloss Weißenstein
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Castle in Pommersfelden, Bavaria; cultural heritage monument D-4-71-172-31 (0)
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Schlosshotel Kronberg
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Château in Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, near Frankfurt am Main
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Schloss Nordkirchen
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Palace in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
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Schloss Drachenburg
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
19th century villa in Königswinter, Germany
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Schloss Rastatt
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Building in Rastatt, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Moritzburg
Castles & palaces · 20th century · Hidden gem
Fortified castle in Halle (Saale) with an art museum
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Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Hidden gem
World Heritage Site in Germany
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Biebrich Palace
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Hidden gem
Baroque residence in Hesse, Germany built in 1702
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Altenstein Palace
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Schloss (palace) upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest
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Leineschloss
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Hidden gem
Chateau in Hannover, seat of the state parliament of Lower-Saxony
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Schaumburg Castle
Castles & palaces · 10th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Blankenhain Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Crimmitschau, Saxony, Germany
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Hohenasperg
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Fortress and prison in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Sparrenberg Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Hidden gem
Fortification in Bielefeld, Germany
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Burg
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-4-61-000-1 (0) in Bamberg, Bavaria
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Altena Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Altena, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Giebichenstein Castle
Castles & palaces · 9th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Stolberg Castle
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Renaissance Castle located in the Harz Mountains of Germany
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Falkenstein Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Hidden gem
Building in Pfronten, Swabia, Germany
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Hochburg
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Castle ruin between the city of Emmendingen and the village of Sexau
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Deutschhaus Mainz
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Hidden gem
Historical building in Mainz, Germany
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Schloss Jägerhof
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Historic palace, home of the Goethe Museum in Dusseldorf, Germany
