🏰 Jagdschloss Kranichstein

Germany · Europe · 49.90°N, 8.70°E

Jagdschloss Kranichstein is a palace in Kranichstein, now part of Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was built north of Darmstadt from 1578 as a Jagdschloss, a hunting lodge for George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. It served also as a summer residence. In 1917, it became a museum of hunting. From 1946, it was the first location of the Darmstädter Ferienkurse.

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Country	Germany
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	49.90°N, 8.70°E · view on map

Jagdschloss Kranichstein is located in Germany, in Europe.

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