Schloss Ahlden

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Schloss Ahlden is a historic moated castle in Lower Saxony, Germany, best known as the long-time place of confinement of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the repudiated wife of King George I of Great Britain.

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Schloss Ahlden canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic building
moated castle
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Renaissance architecture
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 52.77°N 9.55°E
country Germany
endTimeOfUseAsPrison 1726
hasAccess guided tours
hasBuildingUse event venue
museum (partial)
hasCategory Castles in Lower Saxony
Historic house museums in Germany
Moated castles in Germany
hasConservationStatus restored
hasCulturalSignificance associated with British royal history
associated with House of Hanover
linked to: House of Hanover
hasEnglishName Ahlden Castle
hasGermanName Schloss Ahlden
hasHeritageDesignation cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
hasNearbyAttraction Lüneburg Heath
hasPart courtyard
gatehouse
main residential wing
moat
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritageStatus protected monument
locatedIn Ahlden (Aller)
Lower Saxony
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Heidekreis
locatedInFormerTerritorialEntity Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
locatedInRegion Lüneburg Heath
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnWatercourse River Aller
materialUsed brick
notableFor confinement of Sophia Dorothea of Celle
occupant Sophia Dorothea of Celle
openToPublic yes
owner Electorate of Hanover
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
roofMaterial tile
significantEvent imprisonment of Sophia Dorothea of Celle
startTimeOfUseAsPrison 1694
usedFor noble residence
place of confinement

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Ahlden Castle hasGermanName Schloss Ahlden
Schloss Ahlden hasGermanName Schloss Ahlden