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Castle
Burg Meersburg
Medieval castle atop Meersburg, presented as the oldest inhabited castle in Germany. It houses a museum with furnished halls, a dungeon, and the rooms of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.
Baden-Württemberg · Germany
Meersburg
In the destination Lago de Constança.
In the photo: Burg Meersburg, Lago de Constança
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The city
What to expect from Meersburg.
Meersburg lies on the northern shore of Lago de Constança, opposite Constança, and is divided into two parts: the Unterstadt, next to the water, and the Oberstadt, atop the cliff. Up there are Burg Meersburg, a medieval castle presented as the oldest still inhabited castle in Germany, and the Neues Schloss, a Baroque palace of the prince-bishops. Vineyards slope down to the lake, and near the town are the pile dwellings of Unteruhldingen and the Baroque church of Birnau.
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The local experience
What to see in Meersburg
Palace
Neues Schloss Meersburg
Baroque palace that was the residence of the prince-bishops of Constança from 1750 to 1803, with a staircase designed by Balthasar Neumann, a chapel with frescoes and a terrace overlooking the lake.
Museum
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen
Open-air museum with 23 stilt houses reconstructed over the water, showing how people lived on the shores of the lake in the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. It is about 6 km from Meersburg.
Church
Wallfahrtskirche Birnau
Baroque pilgrimage church built between 1746 and 1749 on the vineyards of the north shore, with frescoes by Gottfried Bernhard Göz and sculptures by Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, such as the little putto Honigschlecker.
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Historic neighborhood
Unterstadt und Seepromenade
The lower part of Meersburg, by the lake, with the Seepromenade, the boat harbour and old houses, linked to the upper town by the Steigstraße, a steep street of half-timbered houses.