Albrechtsburg

The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic castle erected from 1471 till about 1495. It is located in the town centre of in the state of . It is situated on a hill above the river , adjacent to the .
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  • 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.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
or the Church of St John and St Donatus is a Gothic church in in . It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below.

Theater building
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a theater building, which is situated 240 metres south of Albrechtsburg.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a museum, which is situated 240 metres southwest of Albrechtsburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vorbrücke and Bockwen.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Albrechtsburg.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Albrechtsburg.

Albrechtsburg

Latitude
51.16673° or 51° 10′ 0″ north
Longitude
13.47148° or 13° 28′ 17″ east
Open location code
9F3M5F8C+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 204553512
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data 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”
  • Hindi: “आल्ब्रेख़्ट्सबर्ग”
  • 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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