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Neuschwanstein Castle

castle in Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Organization palace Q4152
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Summary

Neuschwanstein Castle is a palace[1]. It ranks in the top 0.088% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,356 views/month, #1 of 1,135).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schwangau[3]
  • Country: Germany[4]
  • Instance of: castle[5], château[6], museum[7]
  • Architect: Christian Jank[8], Eduard Riedel[9], Georg von Dollmann[10], Julius Hofmann[11]
  • Commissioned by: Ludwig II of Bavaria[12]
  • Founder: Ludwig II of Bavaria[13]
  • Maintained by: Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes[14]
  • Owned by: Ludwig II of Bavaria[15], Bavaria[16]
  • Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture[17], Gothic Revival[18]
  • Made from material: brick[19], limestone[20], sandstone[21]
  • Part of: The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee[22]
  • Commons category: Neuschwanstein Castle[23]
  • Occupant: Ludwig II of Bavaria[24]
  • Inception: 1869[25]
  • Significant event: start of construction[26], topping out[27]
  • Dedicated to: Richard Wagner[28]
  • Official website: https://www.neuschwanstein.com/[29]
  • Commons gallery: Schloss Neuschwanstein[30]
  • Inspired by: Wartburg[31]
  • Described at URL: https://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/Lexikon/Schloss_Neuschwanstein[32]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[33]
  • Heritage designation: architectural heritage monument in Bavaria[34], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[35]
  • Has characteristic: tourist attraction[36]
  • Native label: Schloss Neuschwanstein[37]
  • Short name: Neuschwanstein[38]

Why It Matters

Neuschwanstein Castle has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

It has been cited as an influence by Sleeping Beauty Castle[41], an architectural structure[42], in United States[43].

FAQs

Who did Neuschwanstein Castle influence?

Neuschwanstein Castle has been cited as an influence by Sleeping Beauty Castle[41].

Related Entities

Germany Ludwig II of Bavaria Nidzica Richard Wagner Spaceballs

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Bavarian Monument Map. Retrieved . geoportal.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . reuters.com. Retrieved . reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Bwag · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg
    Image → Neuschwanstein Castle 2024-02.jpg, Neuschwanstein Castle entrance gate.jpg
    Sitelink count → 93
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Neuschwanstein Castle 2024-02.jpg"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → palace, castle, château +1
    Has characteristic → tourist attraction
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
  3. 15w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Neuschwanstein'}
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  4. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → schloss-neuschwanstein-germany
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: schloss-neuschwanstein-germany, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962222|schloss neuschwanstein germany (#289962222)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-"
  5. 17w ago · ~2026-34841-27 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google maps customer id → 14458391451389508515
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  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0318061-Schloss-Neuschwanstein-Nemecko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0318061-Schloss-Neuschwanstein-Nemecko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  7. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/Lexikon/Schloss_
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/zamok-neuschwanstein/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User tal"
  8. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Castle", "Neuschwanstein"], Entity["Building", "NeuschwansteinCastle::jtbs5"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Building", "NeuschwansteinCastle::jtbs5"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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