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The Marburger Schloss (or Marburg castle), also known as Landgrafenschloss Marburg, is a castle in Marburg, Hesse, Germany, located on top of Schlossberg (287 m NAP). Built in the 11th century as a fort, it became the first residence of Landgraviate of Hesse (HRE). The Marburg Colloquy was held here in 1529.
Today the building is used as a museum (Marburger Universitätsmuseum für Kulturgeschichte, Wilhelmsbau, since 1981)[1] and as an event site.
Location
[edit]The castle is located West of Marburg, Hesse, Germany, on top of Schlossberg ("Castle Hill").
History of the building
[edit]In 1945, the Marburg Files were compiled at Marburg Castle.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Marburger Schloss at Wikimedia Commons
- Landgrafenschloss Marburg, Panoramic tour (in German)
- Marburger Schloss, Three-dimensional model Google SketchUp
Literature
[edit]- Elmar Brohl, Waltraud Brohl: Geschützturm – Barbakane – Rondell – Ravelin. In: Burgenforschung in Hessen. Begleitband zur Ausstellung im Marburger Landgrafenschloß vom 1. November 1996 – 2. Februar 1997. Kleine Schriften aus dem Vorgeschichtlichen Seminar Marburg. Bd. 46. Marburg 1996, S. 183–201, ISBN 3-8185-0219-6
- Elmar Brohl: Sicherungs- und Wiederherstellungsmaßnahmen an der Festung Marburg. In: Denkmalpflege und Kulturgeschichte. Wiesbaden 1999, 2, S. 2–9, ISSN 1436-168X
- Dieter Großmann: Das Schloß zu Marburg an der Lahn. Mit Ergänzungen von G. Ulrich Großmann. DKV-Kunstführer Nr. 366/9, 4., veränderte Auflage, Deutscher Kunstverlag, München, Berlin 1999, (keine ISBN).
- G. Ulrich Grossmann: Schloss Marburg. Burgen, Schlösser und Wehrbauten in Mitteleuropa. Bd. 3. Regensburg 1999, ISBN 3-7954-1218-8
References
[edit]- ^ www.uni-marburg.de Archived 2012-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Philipps-Universität Marburg, Das Marburger Landgrafenschloss. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
50°48′37″N 8°46′01″E / 50.810222°N 8.767017°E