Schloss

For a surname, seeSchloss (surname).

Schloss(German pronunciation:[ˈʃlɔs];pl.Schlösser), formerly writtenSchloß,is theGermanterm for a building similar to achâteau,palace,ormanor house.

Schloss Ludwigslustin Germany

Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In theScandinavian languages,thecognatewordslot/slottis normally used for what in English could be either a palace or a castle (instead of words in rarer use such aspalats/palæ,kastell,orborg). In Dutch, the wordslotis considered to be more archaic. Nowadays, one commonly usespaleisorkasteel.But in English, the term does not appear; for instance, in theUnited Kingdom,this type of structure would be known as a stately home orcountry house.

MostSchlösserwere built after the Middle Ages as residences for the nobility, not as true fortresses, although originally, they often were fortified. The usual German term for a true castle isBurg,while that for a fortress isFestung(sometimes alsoVesteorFeste), and typically eitherPalastorBurgfor a palace. However, the termSchlossis still used for many castles, especially those that were adapted as residences after they lost their defensive significance. Many adaptations took into account new tastes arising during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Like a castle, aSchlossmay be surrounded by amoat;it is then called aWasserschloss(water castle). Other related structure types include theStadtschloss(a city palace), theJagdschloss(a hunting lodge), and theLustschloss(a pleasure palace or summer residence).

Examples ofSchlösser

Main article:List of castles in Germany

Although they appeared much earlier than the period defined by this term, medievalCarolingianKaiserpfalzenstructures are sometimes considered as beingSchlösserin nature. Among those that would qualify are thePalace of Aachenand theImperial Palace of Goslar.

Gothic

• Schloss AlbrechtsburginMeißen,considered to be Germany's oldestSchloss
• Schloss Allner
• Schloss BlutenburginMunich,a "castle" in English, but aSchlossin German

Renaissance

• Schloss Glücksburg
• Schloss Güstrow
• Schloss Johannisburg
• Schloss Mespelbrunn
• Schloss Neuburg

Baroque

• Schloss BelvedereinVienna
• Schloss EsterhazyinEisenstadt
• Schloss HellbrunninSalzburg
• Schloss Ludwigsburg
• Schloss Ludwigslust
• Schloss MirabellinSalzburg
• Schloss Moritzburg
• Schloss Münster
• Schloss NymphenburginMunich
• Schloss Pillnitz
• Stadtschloss Potsdam
• Schloss Rastatt
• Schloss Sanssouci
• Schloss Schleißheimin Oberschleißheim, a northern suburb ofMunich
• Schloss SchönbrunninVienna
• Schloss Schwetzingen

Neo-Baroque

• Schloss Linderhof
• Schloss Herrenchiemsee

Neoclassicism

• Schloss Charlottenhof
• Schloss Glienicke
• Schloss Weimar
• Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
• Schloss Bellevue

Historicism

• Schloss Babelsberg
• Schloss Callenberg
• Schloss Drachenburg
• Schloss Granitz
• Schloss Marienburg
• Orangerieschloss Potsdam
• Schloss Schwerin
• Schloss Stolzenfels
• Burg Hohenzollern,a "castle" both in English and German, when really a fully-flungSchloss
• Schloss RingberginKreuth,Bavaria

Cross overs

(Relating to places in use for long periods of times, having been extended and perhaps having had renovations in different styles than those of their respective eras – and therefore, displaying at least two and often, multiple styles)

• Stadtschloss Berlin
• Münchner Residenz
• Stadtschloss Darmstadt
• Schloss Weilburg

Note

In another context,Schlossis also the German word for alock.

See also

• Burg(disambiguation)
• Festung
• Residenz

External links

• The dictionary definition ofSchlossat Wiktionary
• Media related toSchlossat Wikimedia Commons