Burg Saaleck

Castle in Naumburg (Saale), Germany, dating from 1200

Saaleck Castle (German: Burg Saaleck) is a hill castle near Bad Kösen, now a part of Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was constructed in the 12th century. For details, see among Saaleck (Naumburg) Saaleck town history. In 1922, two of the men who had killed Walther Rathenau, the foreign minister of Germany, hid at Saaleck Castle but were tracked down by the police. The Nazi regime later put up a memorial plaque at the castle and turned their grave in Saaleck cemetery into a heroes' shrine. The castle is now mostly ruined, but its two towers feature small exhibits and it is a popular touris

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Type:

Castle

Period:

1200

Where:

Naumburg (Saale), Germany

Coordinates:

51.11°N, 11.70°E

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