Wernigerode Castle

Wernigerode Castle was originally a medieval fortress in the German city of the same name and was mainly used by the German Emperor during his hunting trips in the Harz .
Wernigerode Castle
Wernigerode Castle
Location
Wernigerode , Germany
Coordinates
51° 50′ N, 10° 48′ E
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Wernigerode Castle (Saxony-Anhalt)
Wernigerode Castle

After the castle came into the hands of the counts Stolberg-Wernigerode, it has been renovated several times over the centuries; extensions in the late Gothic (architecture) and renovations in the Renaissance style . During the Thirty Years' War ( 1618 - 1648 ) the castle was heavily destroyed. In the following period, the castle was rebuilt in Baroque style .
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