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Wülzburg

1588 · 16th century

The Wülzburg is a Renaissance fortress on a hill above Weißenburg in Bavaria, built from 1588 by the margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach on the site of a Benedictine abbey. Its five bastions make it one of the best-preserved Renaissance fortresses in Germany, and in the First World War Charles de Gaulle was held there as a prisoner of war.

Wülzburg
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Free Imperial City of Weissenburg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wülzburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wulzburg
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The Epoch Institute. “Wülzburg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wulzburg.
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