Königsberg Castle of Bavaria by EuroTourData
Königsberg Castle is the restored ruins of the spur castle and urban castle, built presumably in 1168 as the imperial castle. The castle was connected to the town of Königsberg fortifications with defensive walls. Info based on the article Burg Königsberg of German Wikipedia.
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Königsberg Castle of Bavaria info
Königsberg Castle history
In 1547, during the Schmalkaldic War, Albrecht Alcibiades conquered the castle and the town of Königsberg. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was conquered several times and some of the internal buildings were destroyed. The bridge to the castle has been in its current location since 1640.
Description of Königsberg Castle
The castle is surrounded by defensive walls and an outer ditch. There are roundels on the north and south corners of the east defensive wall. On the east side is the bridge connected to the redan in the south. There is the semicircular fortified tower on the northern defensive wall. On the northwest corner is the round corner tower. To the south, on the western wall, there is the square fortified tower with a half-timbered building in the upper part.
| Tourist Audience | Cultural heritage tourism |
|---|---|
| German name | Burg Königsberg |
| Type | Spur castle |
| Subtype | Urban castle |
| Built | |
| Condition | Restored ruins |
| Public access | Free |
| Website | Schloßberggemeinde Königsberg |
| Video | Burgruine Königsberg on YouTube |
| Owner | Stadt Königsberg |
| Operator | Schloßberggemeinde Königsberg e. V. |
| Street address | Schloßberg 14 |
| Postal code | 97486 |
| Town | Königsberg in Bayern |
| State | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Google Map | Königsberg Castle |
| Directions to | Königsberg Castle |
| Plus code | 9F2G3HHF+XM |
| Waze Map | Königsberg Castle |
| OpenStreetMap | Königsberg Castle |
| Latitude | 50.07993 |
| Longitude | 10.57422 |
| GeoNames ID | 12503622 |
| Knowledge Panel | Königsberg Castle |
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Dataset to Königsberg Castle of Bavaria
Tabular dataset and ATOM feed to Königsberg Castle of Bavaria.
ETD ID: knbbav-grm.
Creator: Nikolaj Antonov - ORCID.
Published: - Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
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