Castle of Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken Castle is a building in the town of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It was built as a ducal palace in 1720–1725. It is the largest and most magnificent secular building in the Palatinate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: château in Germany
- Also known as: “Residenzschloss Zweibrücken” and “Zweibrücken Castle”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Zweibrücken) and Pleiospilos.
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Zweibrücken)
Church
Photo: Mstp77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Zweibrücken) is a church.
Bibliotheca Bipontina
Library
Photo: BausHirz, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Bibliotheca Bipontina is a regional scientific library in Zweibrücken, which has been part of the Landesbibliothekszentrum Rheinland-Pfalz since 1 September 2004. Bibliotheca Bipontina is situated 180 metres east of Castle of Zweibrücken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zweibrücken and Contwig.
Zweibrücken
Town
Photo: Thomas W. Jefferson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zweibrücken is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach River.
Contwig
Village
Photo: Ramessos, Public domain.
Contwig is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It has slightly over 5.000 inhabitants, and is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land. Its current mayor is Nadine Brinette, elected in 2021. Contwig is situated 4½ km east of Castle of Zweibrücken.
Hengstbach
Neighborhood
Photo: Mstp77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hengstbach is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km southwest of Castle of Zweibrücken.
Castle of Zweibrücken
- Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.24908° or 49° 14′ 57″ northLongitude
7.36405° or 7° 21′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8FX969X7+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 331549619OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q22559
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“Castle of Zweibrücken” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Zweibrücken Slot”
- Dutch: “Castle Zweibrücken”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Zweibrücken”
- German: “Herzogschloss Zweibrücken”
- German: “Schloss Zweibrücken”
- Pfaelzisch: “Schloss Zweebrigge”
- Pfaelzisch: “Schloss Zweibrücken”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Zweibrücken”
- Spanish: “Schloss Zweibrücken”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pfälzisches Oberlandesgericht Zweibrücken and Schlossgarten.
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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 “Castle of Zweibrücken”. Photo: Thomas W. Jefferson, CC BY-SA 3.0.