- Hohenschwangau Castle is certainly not a house of cards. This castle was created as a dream palace, but it is a dream that has endured.
- This custard-yellow castle can be found on the Western side of Hohenschwangau Village, set against the dramatic backdrop of the looming Alps.
- Conveniently found in the foot of the Alps, Hohenschwangau Castle is undoubtedly one of the best strategically placed and well built fortresses of all time.
- Neuschwanstein Castle may be the better known, but the older of the two is Hohenschwangau Castle, where King Ludwig II grew up.
- Schloss Hohenschwangau, or Hohenschwangau Castle, is the less popular sister of Neuschwanstein Castle.
- The largest room in Hohenschwangau Castle is the banquet hall, which is called “the Hall of the Heroes.” It takes up the entire width of the castle, it’s so big.
- After building his own castle, Ludwig left Hohenschwangau. After Ludwig's death in 1886, Queen Mary lived in the castle alone for the next three years until her death.
- Nearby Neuschwanstein Castle is much better known from its use in movies, but don’t be tempted to miss out Hohenschwangau on your visit to the area.
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- Hohenschwangau Castle was built on the remains of the fortress Schwangau, which was first mentioned in historical records dating from the 12th Century.