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Darmstädter Castle
Darmstadt Castle in Groß-Umstadt, located in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district of Hesse, is a building that originated from a former moated castle. Once a noble residence, it was expanded into a residential castle in the late Middle Ages and is one of the city's formerly seven noble estates.
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The origins of Darmstadt Castle likely date back to the 12th century, when it was built as a defensive castle for the eastern city access on behalf of Fulda Abbey. It initially served as the official seat of Fulda's bailiffs and later as a fief of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the House of Münzenberg. After the extinction of the Münzenberg line in 1255, the fief passed to the Hanau family. In 1376, the complex was first documented as a moated castle. From 1460, a Gothic-style reconstruction took place. After the Bavarian Feud, the castle fell to the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1524 and became the seat of the bailiff. In the mid-18th century, the castle underwent a transformation into a Baroque three-wing complex, requiring the demolition of the original buildings.
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