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Schaumburg Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate

Schaumburg Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate

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For the castle in Lower Saxony, see Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony.

Schaumburg Castle (German: Schloss Schaumburg) is a schloss in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, south of Balduinstein near Limburg an der Lahn.

Aerial view of the Schaumburg Castle

It was owned by the former ruling family of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and it served as the retirement residence of SS General Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. It is now owned by a Turkish investment group.[1]

Lordship of Schaumburg

The territory of the Lordship of Schaumburg consisted of Biebrich, Cramberg and Steinsberg.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Schloss Schaumburg GmbH
  2. [2]
    Wilhelm von der Nahmer: Handbuch des Rheinischen Particular-Rechts, Sauerländer, 1832, S. 577 (Google Books)

50°20′22″N 7°58′38″E
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