Moritzburg Castle

castle in Moritzburg, Saxony, Germany
Organization ch_teau Q156803
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Summary

Moritzburg Castle is a château[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of ch_teau entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moritzburg Castle is located in Moritzburg[3].
  • Moritzburg Castle is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Moritzburg Castle's instance of is recorded as château[5].
  • Moritzburg Castle's instance of is recorded as museum[6].
  • Moritzburg Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Moritzburg Castle's architect is recorded as Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann[8].
  • Moritzburg Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Augustus II the Strong[9].
  • Moritzburg Castle's architectural style is recorded as baroque architecture[10].
  • Moritzburg Castle's Commons category is recorded as Moritzburg Castle[11].
  • January 17, 1542 marks the founding of Moritzburg Castle[12].
  • Moritzburg Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.167572222222, 'longitude': 13.679611111111}[13].
  • Moritzburg Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.schloss-moritzburg.de/de/startseite/[14].
  • Moritzburg Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Moritzburg (Sachsen)[15].
  • Moritzburg Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://chateaupedia.com/de/schloss/de-schloss-moritzburg[16].
  • Moritzburg Castle's described by source is recorded as Album der Rittergüter und Schlösser im Königreiche Sachsen II. Section[17].
  • Moritzburg Castle's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[18].
  • Moritzburg Castle's heritage designation is recorded as heritage monument in Saxony[19].
  • Moritzburg Castle's Commons Institution page is recorded as Moritzburg Castle[20].
  • Moritzburg Castle's native label is recorded as Schloss Moritzburg[21].
  • Moritzburg Castle's short name is recorded as Moritzburg[22].
  • Moritzburg Castle sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+180'}[23].
  • Moritzburg Castle's payment types accepted is recorded as ICOM membership card[24].
  • Moritzburg Castle's street address is recorded as Schloßallee 1, 01468 Moritzburg[25].
  • Moritzburg Castle's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Moritzburg Castle[26].
  • Moritzburg Castle's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Moritzburg Castle with Schlossteich[27].

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Founding

January 17, 1542 marks the founding of Moritzburg Castle[12].

Identity

Moritzburg Castle's short name is recorded as Moritzburg[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Moritzburg Castle include Moritzburg[28], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[29], in Germany[30].

Why It Matters

Moritzburg Castle ranks in the top 8% of ch_teau entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,376 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Moritzburg[28], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[29], in Germany[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Crashedfox · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://chateaupedia.com/de/schloss/de-schloss-moritzburg
    Located in time zone → —
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  2. 14w ago · Jane023 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Maurice de Saxe, Augustus II the Strong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Owned by: Augustus II the Strong"
  3. 15w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1542-01-17T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located in time zone → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Moritzburg
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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