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CastleVallendar
Marienburg Castle
The Historic Building: A Journey Through Time+
From Medieval Fortress to Baroque Palace+
The castle was built in 1773 by the Counts of Sayn on the walls of an old castle.
Before the current baroque palace stood, a medieval fortress dominated the strategically important hill. Its origins date back to the 12th century.
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