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.
- Opening hours: March—October 10:00 AM—6:00 PM and November—February 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Meißen, Saxony, Germany
- Also known as: “Albrechtsburg Castle” and “Schloss Albrechtsburg”
- Address: Domplatz 1, Meißen, 01662
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meissen Cathedral and Theater Meißen.
Meissen Cathedral
Church
Theater Meißen
Theater building
Prälatenhaus
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altstadt and Vorbrücke.
Albrechtsburg
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Meißen, Meissen, Saxon Elbland, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.16673° or 51° 10′ 0″ northLongitude
13.47148° or 13° 28′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F3M5F8C+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 204553512OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q679009
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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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