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The Marburger Schloss (or ''Marburg castle''), also known as Landgrafenschloss Marburg, is a www.uni-marburg.de
Landgrafenschloss Marburg, Panoramic tour
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The Marburger Schloss (or ''Marburg castle''), also known as Landgrafenschloss Marburg, is a castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
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)Philipps-Universität Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
, Das Marburger Landgrafenschloss. Retrieved 2012-05-20. and as an event site.
Location
The castle is located West of Marburg, Hesse, Germany, on top of Schlossberg ("Castle Hill").History of the building
In 1945, theMarburg Files
The Marburg Files, also known as the Windsor Files or Duke of Windsor Files, are a series of top-secret documents discovered in Germany during May 1945 near the Harz Mountains and compiled at Marburg Castle, Hesse.
Discovery
As American troops we ...
were compiled at Marburg Castle.
See also
* List of castles in HesseExternal links
Landgrafenschloss Marburg, Panoramic tour
Marburger Schloss, Three-dimensional model
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Literature
* 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, * Elmar Brohl: ''Sicherungs- und Wiederherstellungsmaßnahmen an der Festung Marburg''. In: ''Denkmalpflege und Kulturgeschichte.'' Wiesbaden 1999, 2, S. 2–9, * Dieter Großmann: ''Das Schloß zu Marburg an der Lahn.'' Mit Ergänzungen vonG. Ulrich Großmann
Georg Ulrich Großmann (29 November 1953) is a German art historian. He was general director of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.
Life
Born in Marburg, Großmann studied art history, European ethnology and Christian archaeology a ...
. 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,
References
Schloss Castles in Hesse Museums in Marburg Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century {{Hesse-struct-stub