Nuremberg Castle
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Image:Nurnbergcastle.JPG Nuremberg Castle is located on a mountain north of the historical city of Nuremberg. It is comprised of three parts: the Emperor's buildings ("Kaiserburg"), the mostly vanished buildings of the rulers of Nuremberg ("Burggrafenburg"), and the buildings on the eastern side ("städtische Burganlage").
Archeological investigations during recent years indicate that the place was already settled around the year 1000. Its first recorded mention was in 1050, as Henry III visited Nuremberg.
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Literature
- Ernst Mummenhoff, Die Burg zu Nürnberg. Geschichtlicher Führer für Einheimische und Fremde, Nachdruck der 4. Aufl. von 1926 (mit einem Nachwort des Neuherausgebers G. Ulrich Großmann), Nürnberg 1997; in German.
