Wernigerode Castle

Wernigerode Castle is a schloss situated in the Harz mountains over the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The present-day building, completed in the late 19th century, is comparative in style to Schloss Neuschwanstein, however its establishments are a lot more seasoned. It is available to the general population and a standout amongst the most as often as possible visited in Saxony-Anhalt. The principal notice of the Saxon honorable Adalbert of Haimar, Count of Wernigerode, in a 1121 deed is additionally the main documentation of the settlement, which had been established about a century sooner regarding the deforestation of the region.

The tallies assembled the stronghold on an incline south of the town as their living arrangement; it was first referenced as a castrum in 1213. At the point when the line wound up terminated in 1429, the Wernigerode lands were acquired by the neighboring County of Stolberg. The chateau turned into the seat of the subordinate Amt organization and was placed in vow a few times. At the point when in 1645 the Stolberg-Stolberg line split, Wernigerode again turned into the capital of the County of Stolberg-Wernigerode.