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Count Palatine's Palace

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Location: Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Bench With a View of Hersbruck loop from Neumarkt (Oberpf)

9.42km

02:37

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Bench With a View of Hersbruck loop from Neumarkt (Oberpf)

9.64km

02:41

150m

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3. Pfalzgrafenschloss – Town Hall Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz loop from Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

3.97km

01:01

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Anna

August 29, 2022

The Neumarkt Residence – as the Palatine Castle is also called – is located in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in the center of the castle district in the old town. Today the building houses the district court.

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February 11, 2023

The Count Palatine Castle Neumarkt, also known as the Neumarkt Residence, forms the center of the castle district in the old town of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (together with the Hofkirche and the Reitstadel) and today houses the district court of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. It was built in its current form by Count Palatine Friedrich II in the mid-16th century. It is listed as a monument under file number D-3-73-147-45. The facility is also part of the ground monument with the file number D-3-6734-0087 and the description "archaeological findings from the Middle Ages and the early modern period in the area of the former castle and the Catholic court church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Neumarkt i.d. Opf., including the traces of previous buildings or older construction phases”.

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JR56

July 23, 2023

The Count Palatine Castle on Residenzplatz is reminiscent of the magnificent times of courtly life in the old residence city. In 1410, Count Palatine Johann inherited most of the Upper Palatinate, chose Neumarkt as his residence and began building a palace in the same year. The Palatine Castle, which was finally completed in 1443, was destroyed by fire in 1520. At that time, Count Palatine Friedrich II resided over Neumarkt. His reign once again brought courtly splendor to the city. After his marriage to Dorothea, a niece of Emperor Karl, the court was enlarged and the Count Palatine had the new Renaissance palace built for his sweetheart. Together with the simultaneous construction of the armory and the court church, the representative new center of the residential city was created on the court plan.
Today's use of the castle as a district court may seem a bit mundane, but once a year, in the summer months, a festive atmosphere returns to the castle courtyard with the open-air performances of the "Neumarkter Schlossspiele". However, extensive renovations are currently underway.

tourismus-neumarkt.de/Seeing values/neumarkter_residenz-ehem_pfalz-10267/

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Location: Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Count Palatine's Palace

1. Bench With a View of Hersbruck loop from Neumarkt (Oberpf)

2. Bench With a View of Hersbruck loop from Neumarkt (Oberpf)

3. Pfalzgrafenschloss – Town Hall Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz loop from Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

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