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1. Bavarian Royal Castles
2. King Ludwig 2^nd of Bavaria and his castles
3. Enchanted Land of Ludwig
4. Ludwig's Castles brighten Bavaria
5. Mad about Castles

The German word "Schloß" means castle, as in palace. The English translation for this word should be "palace", if someone of nobility lived there. The German word "Burg" should be translated as "castle", if it was built for protection of people and/or property. (example, Burg Falkenstein, Falkenstein Castle ruins).

• The following castles and houses were connected to the Wittelsbach Royal Family:
  • Residence Palace (Munich, 1385 to 1751)
  • Nymphenburg Palace (Munich, 1664 to 1675)
  • Hohenschwangau Castle (village of Hohenschwangau, 1837 to 1855)
  • "Casino" summer house on Rose Island (Lake Starnberg, 1863)
  • King’s House on Schachen Mountain (near town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1869 to 1872)
• King Ludwig, the "castle builder", built 3 castles during his lifetime and had plans to build more in the future. (Falkenstein)
  • Neuschwanstein Castle (village of Hohenstaufen, near Füssen, 1869 to 1886)
  • Linderhof Palace (near Oberammergau, 1874 to 1878)
  • Herrenchiemsee Palace (on Herrenworth Island in Lake Chiemsee, 1878 to 1886)
  • Falkenstein Castle ruins (in the Bavarian Alps, near the town of Pfronten, a municipality in the eastern Allgäu region of Bavaria, which is near the border of Tyrol, Austria, 1883)