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The great outdoors (11)
Posted by Michael (Wuppertal, Germany) on 25 May 2008 in Landscape & Rural.
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Now that we have passed the nice gardens we are standing in front of the doors of "Schloss Burg". It is a nice castle in a beautiful landscape.
Schloss Burg, located in Burg an der Wupper (Solingen), is the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a popular tourist attraction. Its early history is closely connected to the growth of the Duchy of Berg.
In the beginning of the 12th century (after 1133), count Adolf II von Berg built Schloss Burg on a mountain over the river Wupper. The old castle of the counts, Castle Berge in Odenthal near Altenberg, was abandoned. The original name of the new castle was Castle Neuenberge (Newmountain), or in Latin, novus mons, novum castrum, or novi montis castrum . Not until the 15th century, after significant reconstruction as a hunting castle, did it receive its current name reflecting its palatial extension.
If you want to learn about this castle, you may have a closer look here.
If you missed the start of this series, just click here
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