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Heidelberg Castle

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castle in Germany

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Within Vinony's link graph, Heidelberg Castle is referenced by 142 other articles, and connects out to Electoral Palatinate, Catholic League and House of Palatinate-Simmern.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 27 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Castles in Heidelberg, Electoral Palatinate and Episcopal palaces in Germany.

Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Architectural style
Gothic & Renaissance
Location
Heidelberg , Germany
Construction started
before 1214
Owner
Bishop of Worms (first known owner), State of Baden-Württemberg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
museum
Country
Germany
Located in
Heidelberg
Elevation
213
Material used
sandstone
Image
Heidelberg-Schloß.JPG
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Commons category
Heidelberg Castle
Commons gallery
Heidelberger Schloss
architectural style
Renaissance architecture
time of earliest written record
1214-00-00
street address
Schlosshof 1, 69117 Heidelberg
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Encyclopedic overview

Heidelberg Castle in 1620 Heidelberg Castle (German: Heidelberger Schloss) is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.

The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is located 80 metres (260 ft) up the northern part of the Königstuhl hillside, and thereby dominates the view of the old downtown. It is served by an intermediate station on the Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular railway that runs from Heidelberg's Kornmarkt to the summit of the Königstuhl.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heidelberg Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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