List of castles in Germany

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This is a list of castles and other such fortifications and palaces or country homes in Germany. Included are castles (German : Burg, Schloss), forts (German : Festung), palaces (German : Schloss, Palais, Palast), country or stately homes and manors, and even follies.

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Main article: Castles in Baden-Württemberg
Hohenzollern Castle Burg Hohenzollern ak.jpg
Main article: Castles in Bavaria
Neuschwanstein Castle Neuschwanstein Castle LOC print.jpg
Main article: Castles in Berlin
Charlottenburg Palace Berlin Schloss Charlottenburg Gartenseite.JPG
Main article: Castles in Brandenburg
Babelsberg Palace Schloss Babelsberg.jpg
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Main article: Castles in Bremen
Blomendal Castle BurgBlomendal.jpg
Main article: Castles in Hamburg
Bergedorf Castle Schloss Bergedorf.JPG
Main article: Castles in Hesse
Braunfels Castle Schloss Braunfels 2.jpg
Main article: Castles in Lower Saxony
Imperial Palace of Goslar Goslar18.JPG
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Main article: Castles in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Schwerin Palace Schweriner Schloss Aerial View (7788102134).jpg
Main article: Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Main article: Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate
Cochem Castle Reichsburg Cochem 0003a.jpg
Main article: Castles in Saarland
Berg Castle Schloss berg nennig.jpg
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Main article: Castles in Saxony
Zwinger Palace Dresden-Zwinger.courtyard.04.JPG
Main article: Castles in Saxony-Anhalt
Wernigerode Castle WernigerodeCastleWinter.jpg
Main article: Castles in Schleswig-Holstein
Glucksburg Castle Luftbild Kulturdenkmal Schloss Glucksburg Wasserschloss Schleswig-Holstein - Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann Steinberg IMG 6753.jpg
Main article: Castles in Thuringia
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