Marburg Travel Tip:
Langrave Castle
Landgrave Castle, Marburg
In 1228. Elizabeth - Hungarian princess, widow of the landgrave Ludwig of Thuringia, banished from the Wartburg - scorned the fortress Marburg and built her hospital at the foot of the fortress’ mount. Yet her daughter Sophie made Marburg the new main residency of the successive dynasty. Here, if not in Kassel, the Hessian landgraves resided until 1604. They enlarged the fortress to a fortified castle. The long, two-aisle Prince’s Hall in the north wing was completed at the beginning of the 14th century. It is considered the greatest gothic secular hall in Germany (33 x 14 m).
After a profitable marriage made it possible to build the White Tower (referred to today as the witches’ tower) as an artillery bastion and the Wilhelm’s Tract (the east wing), the castle looked in 1500 almost the same as it does today. In later phases it became more likely to remove sections, for example, several fortifications that became obsolete after technical developments in weaponry. The last of these were demolished by Napoleon’s troops in 1807. Excavations and restoration over the past years have made some of the casemates accessible again (tours of casemates available on Saturdays at 3:15pm). The Schloss also contains the University Museum of Cultural History.
Hours: Open daily except Monday, April - October 10am - 6pm. November - March 10am - 4pm.
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Address: Schlossgasse, 35037 Marburg
Tags: Marburg, Castle, Fortress
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