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Burghausen
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48° 9′ 24″ N, 12° 49′ 47″ E

Description

The old town of Burghausen is the largest city in the Upper Bavarian district of Altötting. It lies on the Salzach, which forms the border with Austria here. Set on a hill above the old town, the Burghausen Castle is the longest castle in the world with 1,051 m.

The castle consists of six courtyards and is built only with few exceptions from travertine. Many of the buildings and the character of the whole system are from the time the Residence of the Bavarian line of the Wittelsbach’s family (1392 - 1503).

After the end of the Residence, Burghausen had until 1802 the stewardship and thus capital status, which resulted in further extensions and conversions of the castle. …

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As garrison (1763 - 1891) the castle was last strongly changed again. Large parts of the building were demolished, not least under French occupation of the 1800’s.

The roots of the castle date back far. The exceptional location of the castle hill already resulted in the Bronze and Iron Ages in a settlement in the area of the today’s main castle.

In addition, numerous traces of Celtic and Roman times were discovered during excavations. Apart from the foundation remains, the oldest parts of the castle originates from the Middle Ages, the oldest extant written record dates from 1025.

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Castlehausen (413) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (413)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (244) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (244)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (196) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (196)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (278) Castle
Castlehausen (278)Castle
Castlehausen (367) Castle - Stephansturm
Castlehausen (367)CastleStephansturm
Castlehausen (257) Castle - Stephansturm
Castlehausen (257)CastleStephansturm
Castlehausen (290) Castle
Castlehausen (290)Castle
Castlehausen (328) Castle - Saint Hedwig Chapel
Castlehausen (328)CastleSaint Hedwig Chapel
Castlehausen (368) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (368)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (179) Castle - Stephansturm
Castlehausen (179)CastleStephansturm
Castlehausen (199) Castle - Neck ditch
Castlehausen (199)CastleNeck ditch
Castlehausen (185) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (185)CastleMain castle
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Castlehausen (16)
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Castlehausen (347)
Castlehausen (397) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (397)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (396) Castle - Cabinet
Castlehausen (396)CastleCabinet
Castlehausen (125) Castle
Castlehausen (125)Castle
Castlehausen (417) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (417)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (297) Castle - Saint Hedwig Chapel
Castlehausen (297)CastleSaint Hedwig Chapel
Castlehausen (164) Castle - Watchtowers
Castlehausen (164)CastleWatchtowers
Castlehausen (231) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (231)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (69)
Castlehausen (69)
Castlehausen (292) Castle - Aventinus house
Castlehausen (292)CastleAventinus house
Castlehausen (404) Castle - Palace
Castlehausen (404)CastlePalace
Castlehausen (376) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (376)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (206) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (206)CastleMain castle
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Castlehausen (389)CastleMain castle
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Castlehausen (381)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (56) Castle
Castlehausen (56)Castle
Castlehausen (98) Castle - Clock tower
Castlehausen (98)CastleClock tower
Castlehausen (273) Castle - Gunsmith tower
Castlehausen (273)CastleGunsmith tower
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Castlehausen (138)Castle
Castlehausen (79) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (79)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (236) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (236)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (479) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (479)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (410) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (410)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (401) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (401)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (338) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (338)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (132) Castle - Saint Hedwig Chapel
Castlehausen (132)CastleSaint Hedwig Chapel
Castlehausen (189) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (189)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (265) Castle
Castlehausen (265)Castle
Castlehausen (175) Castle - Saint George’s Gate
Castlehausen (175)CastleSaint George’s Gate
Castlehausen (119) Castle
Castlehausen (119)Castle
Castlehausen (304) Saint James Church
Castlehausen (304)Saint James Church
Castlehausen (529) Salzach
Castlehausen (529)Salzach
Castlehausen (327) Castle
Castlehausen (327)Castle
Castlehausen (107) Rossschwemme
Castlehausen (107)Rossschwemme
Castlehausen (430) Castle - Neck ditch
Castlehausen (430)CastleNeck ditch
Castlehausen (155) Castle - Armory
Castlehausen (155)CastleArmory
Castlehausen (139) Castle
Castlehausen (139)Castle
Castlehausen (201) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (201)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (30) Castle
Castlehausen (30)Castle
Castlehausen (203) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (203)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (251) Castle - Stephansturm
Castlehausen (251)CastleStephansturm
Castlehausen (47) Saint James Church
Castlehausen (47)Saint James Church
Castlehausen (391) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (391)CastleMain castle
Castlehausen (428) Castle - Neck ditch
Castlehausen (428)CastleNeck ditch
Castlehausen (474)
Castlehausen (474)
Castlehausen (192) Castle - Neck ditch
Castlehausen (192)CastleNeck ditch
Castlehausen (386) Castle - Main castle
Castlehausen (386)CastleMain castle

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