Wernigerode Castle
Wernigerode, Germany
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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- Opening hours
- 24/7
- Wheelchair access
- Partly accessible
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Perched in the Harz mountains above the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, this château began as a Romanesque fortress built in the early 12th century (1110–1120) to serve as a imperial hunting lodge. Though repeatedly reconstructed over the centuries—enlarged in Gothic style during the 15th century with distinctive arched windows, then rebuilt as a Renaissance fortress in the 16th century—little of the medieval core survives. Architect Friedrich von Schmidt oversaw the castle's transformation into its present-day form, completed in the late 19th century and styled to evoke Schloss Neuschwanstein. A Renaissance spiral staircase tower remains among the few original features preserved through these extensive renovations.
Architect
- Type
- château
- Heritage
- heritage monument in Saxony-Anhalt
- Place
- Wernigerode, Germany
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