Iburg Castle

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Iburg Castle
Schloss Iburg
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Iburg Castle
Religion
Affiliation Catholic
Sect Benedictines
Location
Location Bad Iburg, Germany
CountryGermany
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Shown within Lower Saxony
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Iburg Castle (Germany)
Geographic coordinates 52°09′28″N8°02′33″E / 52.1578°N 8.0424°E / 52.1578; 8.0424
Architecture
Completed1100

The so-called Iburg Castle (German : Schloss Iburg), is a castle and former Benedictine abbey in Bad Iburg, Germany. [1]

From ca. 1100 till 1673 it was the seat of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück. It is also notable as the birthplace of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia.

References

  1. Rudolf vom Bruch: Die Rittersitze des Fürstentums Osnabrück. H.Th. Wenner Verlag, ISBN   3-87898-384-0