Wülzburg
Wülzburg is a historical fortress of the Renaissance-Age in Germany. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the center of Weißenburg in Bayern. It stands on a hill 200 metres (660 ft) above Weißenburg, at an elevation of 630.5 metres (2,069 ft), and was originally a Benedictine monastery dating from the 11th century.
It is one of the best-preserved Renaissance fortresses in Germany. Today it is as Ortsteil (locality) a part of the city of Weißenburg. It was converted into a fortress from 1588 to 1605 from George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
In the 19th century it was an garrison of the Bavarian Army. During WWI, Charles DeGaulle was imprisoned at the Wülzburg. The Nazis also used it as a prison camp during WWII; it was here that the Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff was held for over a year before he died of TB.[1] After the war it was a refugee camp.
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- Wülzburg website (German)
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