Sedan Castle
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 Sedan Castle |
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| Creation time : | 1424 | |
| Castle type : | Location | |
| Conservation status: | Receive | |
| Place: | Sedan | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 42 '6.8 " N , 4 ° 56' 58" E | |
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The Castle of Sedan ( French Château de Sedan ) is located in the French city of Sedan , which is located in the Ardennes department of the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France near Belgium . The medieval castle complex with its 35,000 m², which extend over seven floors, is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The castle has been classified as a Monument historique since January 4, 1965 .
history
Around 1424 Eberhard II von der Marck-Arenberg began building the Sedan Castle. Originally there was a Benedictine monastery there , which was first mentioned in 1306. Now, within six years, a mansion with two towers was built around a church, with parts of the donjon being built from the monastery. When Eberhard II died, his son Johann II von Marck-Arenberg strengthened the castle complex, but it was only his grandson Robert I de La Marck that completed the construction work. In 1530, the fortress walls of the manor house were modernized by building a ring wall and supplemented by gun ramparts .
Henry de Turenne was born in Sedan Castle in 1611 .
Today the castle is a tourist attraction. It houses the city's tourist information office and a museum. There is also a hotel in the old walls.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sedan Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French), accessed on November 22.