Burg Cadolzburg

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Burg Cadolzburg stands in Cadolzburg (Landkreis Fürth), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Adult admission costs 8 EUR. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Cadolzburg stands at the heart of the market town of Cadolzburg, in the Landkreis Fürth, Bavaria. First recorded in 1157, its oldest surviving structures date from around 1250, when the Nuremberg burgraves Conrad I and his son Frederick III turned it into their residence. Under Albrecht Achilles of Brandenburg it became a hunting seat, and in the 15th century an oval defensive wall studded with bastions was built between the gate tower and the main building. The castle allows visitors to trace the layers of this Franconian princely residence across the centuries.

What to know

• The castle sits directly within the market town of Cadolzburg, about eight kilometres west of Fürth.
• The present buildings reflect several building phases, from around 1250 to the fortifications added after 1449.
• The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
• The castle suffered heavy plundering in 1631 during the Thirty Years' War, which explains later rebuilding work.

Practical information

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Where this château is

Cadolzburg · Landkreis Fürth · Bayern

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Address

Burghof 3, 90556 Cadolzburg

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Château phone number

+49 9103 7008621

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Heritage status

Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Burg Cadolzburg: how much is admission?

Adult admission is €8. Child: free. Reduced: €7. Free for: children and young people up to and including 18 years old, adult students from certain schools with student card.

When was Burg Cadolzburg first mentioned?

A document from 1157 names a vassal of 'Kadoldesburc', giving the earliest known reference to the site.

Who built Burg Cadolzburg?

Its oldest surviving parts date to around 1250, built under the Nuremberg burgraves Conrad I and his son Frederick III, who made it their residence.

Was Burg Cadolzburg used as a hunting residence?

Yes, under Albrecht Achilles of Brandenburg the castle became a Hohenzollern hunting seat.

Was Burg Cadolzburg fortified?

From 1443 a palisade surrounded the site, replaced after 1449 by an oval stone wall reinforced with bastions.

Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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• Wikidata Q41369686
• Official website

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