Schloss Oldenburg
Schloss Oldenburg is a schloss, or palace, in the city of Oldenburg in the present-day state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The first castle on the site was built around 1100 and became the ancestral home of the House of Oldenburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: château in Oldenburg, Germany
- Also known as: “Oldenburg Castle”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State Museum for Art and Cultural History and Schlosshöfe.
State Museum for Art and Cultural History
Museum
Photo: Pujanak, Public domain.
The State Museum for Art and Cultural History is an art museum consisting of three separate buildings located close to each other in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Schlosshöfe
Shopping center
Photo: Corradox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schlosshöfe is a shopping mall in the centre of the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The shopping mall is 12,500m2 in area and opened in 2011. Schlosshöfe is situated 110 metres north of Schloss Oldenburg.
Prinzenpalais
Museum
Photo: Wissenerleben, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Prinzenpalais is a palace, now used as an art museum, in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The museum houses the modern art collection of the State Museum for Art and Cultural History. Prinzenpalais is situated 160 metres south of Schloss Oldenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloherfelde and Hundsmühlen.
Bloherfelde
Suburb
Photo: WilfriedC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bloherfelde is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Schloss Oldenburg.
Hundsmühlen
Village
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hundsmühlen is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Schloss Oldenburg.
Ofen
Village
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ofen is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Schloss Oldenburg.
Schloss Oldenburg
- Categories: château, dwelling, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Oldenburg, Western Plains, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.13764° or 53° 8′ 16″ northLongitude
8.21689° or 8° 13′ 1″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9F5C46Q8+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 22981582OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“Schloss Oldenburg” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Oldenborg Slot”
- German: “Oldenburg, ehem. Residenzschloss”
- German: “Oldenburger Schloss”
- German: “Schloss Oldenburg”
- Japanese: “オルデンブルク城”
- Japanese: “オルデンブルク宮殿”
- Low German: “Slott Ollnborg”
- Russian: “Ольденбургский дворец”
- Russian: “Ольденбургский замок”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Oldemburgo”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Oldenburgo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Festungsgrabenviertel and Nikolaiviertel.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Café im Schloss and Blickpunkt-Vase.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schloss Oldenburg”. Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.