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Gießen District

Old Castle, Giessen

Gießen District

Old Castle, Giessen

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Old Castle, Giessen

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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September 1, 2020

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The Old Castle borders directly on the Botanical Garden. It is also known as the Landgrave's Castle. Parts of the city fortifications can still be seen on the site. The castle was built around 1350 as a moated castle.

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September 3, 2019

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Originally, a palace was arranged around a narrow courtyard in the north-west, a residential building and a stable building in the south-west, a building connecting to the fire area in …

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The Old Castle, whose beginnings date back to the 14th century, has been used as a museum since 1980. The picture gallery and the arts and crafts department of the Upper Hessian Museum are housed here.
giessen-entdecken.de/locations/oberhessisches-museum-altes-schloss

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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