Marburger Schloss

The Marburger Schloss, also known as Landgrafenschloss Marburg, is a castle in , , , located on top of Schlossberg. Built in the 11th century as a fort, it became the first residence of Landgraviate of Hesse.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Castle in Marburg, Hesse, Germany
  • Also known as: “Marburg Castle” and “Marburg Landgrave’s Castle”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilhelmsbau and Museum of Religions.

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Museum
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is situated 120 metres east of Marburger Schloss.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Marburger Schloss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marburg and Richtsberg.

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is a small university town north of Frankfurt in the Lahn valley, . The castle on the hill, the university's historical buildings and the old city are the top sights of the city.

Suburb
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is a borough of in .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km southeast of Marburger Schloss.

Marburger Schloss

Latitude
50.81002° or 50° 48′ 36″ north
Longitude
8.76728° or 8° 46′ 2″ east
Elevation
270 metres (886 feet)
Open location code
9F2CRQ68+2W
Geo­Names ID
11186127
Wiki­data ID
Q538301
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Marburger Schloss” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Castiellu de Marburg”
  • Chinese: “馬伯格城堡”
  • Danish: “Marburger Schloss”
  • Danish: “Marburger Slot”
  • Dutch: “Marburger Schloss”
  • French: “château de Marbourg”
  • French: “Château de Marbourg”
  • German: “Landgrafenschloss Marburg”
  • German: “Marburger Landgrafenschloss”
  • German: “Marburger Schloss”
  • Hebrew: “טירת מרבורג”
  • Icelandic: “Marbach-kastalinn í Marburg”
  • Italian: “Castello di Marburgo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marburger Schloss”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marburger Schloß”
  • Norwegian: “Marburger Schloss”
  • Persian: “قلعه ماربورگ”
  • Polish: “Zamek Marburg”
  • Portuguese: “Marburger Schloss”
  • Russian: “Марбургский замок”
  • Swedish: “Landgrafenschloss Marburg”
  • Swedish: “Marburgs slott”
  • Turkish: “Marburg Kalesi”
  • Uzbek: “Marburg qal’asi”

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