Burg Giebichenstein

Name: Burg Giebichenstein
Address: DE

Castle in Halle (Saale), Germany, dating from 0900

Giebichenstein Castle (German: Burg Giebichenstein) is a castle in Giebichenstein district of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Romanesque Road (Strasse der Romanik). Being a Burgward in the 9th century, the castle became a royal residence of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, who gave it to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg which he had established in 968. Giebichenstein Castle served as the place of death or lying in state for three bishops: Bishop Adalbert in 981, Bishop Tagino in 1012, and later that same year, Bishop Walthard. In addition, Giebichenstein was used by King (l

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Type:: Castle
Period:: 0900
Where:: Halle (Saale), Germany
Coordinates:: 51.50°N, 11.95°E

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