Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes
Open to the public
Yes
Site history
Built
mostly 13th to 18th century
Built by
Bishops of Würzburg
Scherenbergtor and medieval wall with the Kiliansturm in the background
Marienberg Fortress (German: Festung Marienberg) is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is a symbol of Würzburg and served as a home of the local prince-bishops for nearly five centuries. It has been a fort since ancient times, although most of the current structures were built in Renaissance and Baroque styles between the 16th and 18th centuries. After Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden conquered the area in 1631 during the Thirty Years' War, the castle was reconstructed as a Baroque residence. After it ceased to serve as residence of the Bishops of Würzburg, the fortress saw repeated action in the wars of the late 18th and 19th centuries. It was severely damaged by British bombs in March 1945 and only fully rebuilt in 1990. Today, it houses two museums.
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MarienbergFortress (German: Festung Marienberg) is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria...
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the Catholic Church. Echter died on 9 September 1617, aged 72, at MarienbergFortress. The main part of his body was buried at the Würzburg Cathedral....
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retreated to Würzburg. The Prussians followed and began to bombard the MarienbergFortress in Würzburg on 26 July. But soon a truce was negotiated after the...
wounded. After the Prussian bombardment of the Bavarian troops in the MarienbergFortress near Würzburg on 27 July, a local ceasefire was concluded, which...
council, including Riemenschneider, was incarcerated and tortured in MarienbergFortress. The claim that both of his hands were broken during the torture...
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