Albrechtsburg
The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic castle erected from 1471 till about 1495. It is located in the town centre of Meissen in the German state of Saxony. It is situated on a hill above the river Elbe, adjacent to the Meissen Cathedral.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Area
- Description: castle in Meißen, Saxony, Germany
- Also known as: “Albrechtsburg Castle” and “Schloss Albrechtsburg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meissen Cathedral and Prälatenhaus.
Meissen Cathedral
Church
Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony. It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the Albrechtsburg castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altstadt and Meißen.
Meißen
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meissen is the oldest town in Saxony, Germany. Meißen was also once home to the local bishop and thus has a huge medieval cathedral and adjoining castle.
Albrechtsburg
- Categories: castle and château
- Location: Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Albrechtsburg” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Albrechtsburg”
- Belarusian: “Крэпасць Альбрэхтсбург”
- Chinese: “阿爾布雷希特城堡”
- Dutch: “Albrechtsburg”
- Dutch: “Burgberg”
- Esperanto: “Albrechtsburg”
- Finnish: “Albrechtsburg”
- French: “Albrechtsburg”
- German: “Albrechtsburg”
- German: “Burg Misni”
- German: “Misni”
- German: “Schloss Meißen”
- German: “Schloß Meißen”
- Italian: “castello di Albrechtsburg”
- Italian: “Castello di Albrechtsburg”
- Japanese: “アルブレヒツ城”
- Japanese: “アルブレヒト城”
- Lithuanian: “Albrechtsburgas”
- Persian: “قلعه آلبرشتسبورگ”
- Russian: “Альбрехтсбург”
- Spanish: “Albrechtsburg”
- Swedish: “Albrechtsburg”
- Western Panjabi: “البرخٹسبرگ قلعہ”
- “Albrechtsburg”
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Notable Places Nearby
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