Petersburg (Osnabrück)
Osnabrück
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- Osnabrück
To make a day of it
Petersburg (Osnabrück) stands in Osnabrück (Osnabrück), in Lower Saxony, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.
The Petersburg was a citadel built southeast of Osnabrück in the early 17th century, during the Thirty Years' War. There is no standing structure to visit today, as the fortress disappeared long ago and only its memory remains within the city. The street names 'An der Petersburg' and 'Petersburger Wall' mark its former location, and a model kept at the town hall gives an idea of what this star-shaped stronghold once looked like.
What to know
- No physical remains of the citadel exist on site, as the ramparts were leveled after the Thirty Years' War.
- A visit here mainly means locating the streets that still bear its name in southeastern Osnabrück.
- A model of the town with its citadel, based on an old map, is displayed on the upper floor of Osnabrück's town hall.
- The city's cultural history museum also holds a historic map showing the citadel as it once stood.
Where this château is
Osnabrück · Osnabrück · Niedersachsen
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Address
Schölerberg, 49082 Osnabrück
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- Heritage status
- Protection status unknown
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Frequently asked
- Can you still visit the Petersburg in Osnabrück?
- No, the citadel was demolished at the end of the Thirty Years' War and nothing remains to be seen on site today.
- What is left of the Petersburg today?
- Only the street names 'An der Petersburg' and 'Petersburger Wall' still mark where it once stood.
- Who had the Petersburg built?
- Prince-bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg ordered its construction in 1628 as both a residence and a stronghold.
- Where can you see a depiction of the Petersburg?
- A model of the town with the citadel is displayed on the upper floor of Osnabrück's town hall.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
