Iburg Castle
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| Iburg Castle | |
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Schloss Iburg | |
.jpg) Iburg Castle | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Sect | Benedictines |
| Location | |
| Location | Bad Iburg, Germany |
| Country | Germany |
  Shown within Lower Saxony  Iburg Castle (Germany) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°09′28″N 8°02′33″E / 52.1578°N 8.0424°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1100 |
The so-called Iburg Castle (German: Schloss Iburg), is a castle and former Benedictine abbey in Bad Iburg, Germany.[1]
From ca. 1100 till 1673 it was the seat of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück. It is also notable as the birthplace of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia.
References
[edit]- ^ Rudolf vom Bruch: Die Rittersitze des Fürstentums Osnabrück. H.Th. Wenner Verlag, ISBN 3-87898-384-0
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schloss und Benediktinerabtei Iburg.
- Schlosskonzerte im Rittersaal des Iburger Schlosses
- Schlossbeleuchtungsverein
- Grundriss der Festung Iburg aus dem Jahr 1654 auf kulturerbe.niedersachsen.de
- Rekonstruktionszeichnung von Wolfgang Braun
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