# List of palaces in Germany

German has contrasting words for what may be considered a palace: Burg which connotes a seat that is enclosed by walls, a fastness or keep, and Schloss, a more conscious borrowing, with the usual connotations of splendour. In practice, the Schloss is more likely to be a royal or ducal palace. Besides, the term Palais is mostly used for noble manor houses or palatial residences.

## Baden-Württemberg

* Bruchsal Palace, Bruchsal, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Speyer
* Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, residence of the Electors Palatine
* Hohenzollern Castle, show castle of the kings of Prussia
* Karlsruhe Palace, Karlsruhe, residence of the Grand Dukes of Baden
* Ludwigsburg Palace, Ludwigsburg, residence of the Kings of Württemberg
* Mannheim Palace, Mannheim, residence of the Electors Palatine
* Burg Meersburg, Meersburg, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Constance
* Neues Schloss, Meersburg, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Constance
* Schwetzingen Castle, Schwetzingen, residence of the Electors Palatine
* Sigmaringen Castle, residence of the princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
* Old Castle, Stuttgart, residence of the Kings of Württemberg
* New Castle, Stuttgart, residence of the Kings of Württemberg
* Castle Solitude, Stuttgart, residence of the Kings of Württemberg

## Bavaria

* Herrenchiemsee, palace built by Ludwig II of Bavaria
* Linderhof Palace, palace built by Ludwig II of Bavaria
* Neuschwanstein, palace built by Ludwig II of Bavaria
* Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, residence of the margraves of Ansbach
* Seehof Palace, Memmelsdorf
* Alte Hofhaltung and Neue Residenz, Bamberg, residence of the prince-bishops of Bamberg
* New Castle, Bayreuth, residence of the margraves of Bayreuth
* Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg
* Ducal Palace, Coburg, residence of the dukes of Saxe-Coburg
* Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, chief summer residence of the kings of Bavaria
* Weißenstein Palace, Pommersfelden
* Residenz, Munich, chief residence of the kings of Bavaria
* Veste Oberhaus, Passau – residence of the prince-bishops of Passau
* Ellingen Residence, Ellingen
* St. Emmeram's Abbey – seat of the princes of Thurn und Taxis, Regensburg
* Callenberg Castle, Coburg
* Würzburg Residence – seat of the prince-bishops of Würzburg
* Rosenau Palace, Coburg
* Palais Leuchtenberg – palace for the first Duke of Leuchtenberg
* Fantaisie Palace, Bayreuth
* Fortress Marienberg – seat of the prince-bishops of Würzburg
* Dachau Palace
* Haimhausen Palace
* Fürstenried Palace
* Johannisburg Palace
* Ketschendorf Palace
* King's House on Schachen
* Schloss Elmau

## Berlin

* Bellevue Palace – seat of Federal President, Berlin
* Berlin Palace – former residence of the Hohenzollern rulers
* Biesdorf Palace
* Borsig Palace
* Britz Palace
* Charlottenburg Palace – former summer palace of the Hohenzollern, Berlin
* Ephraim Palace
* Friedrichsfelde Palace – former palace of Prussian Kings and nobles
* Glienicke Palace
* Jewel Palace
* Kommandantenhaus – firstly private palace, later seat of the garrison of Berlin
* Köpenick Palace
* Crown Prince's Palace
* Mendelssohn Palace
* Monbijou Palace, Berlin (demolished)
* Old Palace, Berlin – former residence of German Emperor William I
* Ordenspalais – palace of several Prussian Kings and nobles (demolished)
* Pannwitz Palace - completed 1914, now serving as a noble hotel
* Podewils Palace - unique Baroque palace in central Berlin
* Palace of Prince Albrecht – former residence of Prince Albert of Prussia (demolished)
* Palace of Prince Henry – former residence of Prince Henry of Prussia
* Palais am Festungsgraben
* Palais Strousberg (demolished)
* Pfaueninsel Palace – former palace of Frederick William II of Prussia
* Prinzessinnenpalais – built for the princesses of the House of Hohenzollern
* Reich Chancellery – former seat of the chancellor of Germany (building demolished)
* Reichspräsidentenpalais - seat of the president of Germany during the Weimar Republic (building demolished)
* Reichstagspräsidentenpalais - former seat of the president of the Reichstag (1919-1933)
* Tegel Palace
* Schönhausen Palace
* Spandau Citadel

## Brandenburg

* Belvedere on the Klausberg, Potsdam
* Belvedere on the Pfingstberg, Potsdam
* City Palace – winter residence of the kings of Prussia and the German emperors
* Marmorpalais, Potsdam
* Meseberg Palace, Meseberg
* Barberini Palace, Potsdam
* New Palace – former residence of the Hohenzollern rulers, Potsdam (located in the Sanssouci Park)
* Orangery Palace, Potsdam
* Babelsberg Palace, Babelsberg quarter of Potsdam
* Rheinsberg Palace
* Cecilienhof Palace, Potsdam
* Charlottenhof Palace, Potsdam
* Sanssouci Palace – former residence of King Frederick II of Prussia of Prussia, Potsdam

## Hesse

* Ducal Palace, Darmstadt, residence of the grand dukes of Hesse
* Orangery, Fulda
* Orangery, Kassel, residence of the electors of Hesse
* Philippsthal Orangery, Philippsthal
* Ducal Palace, Wiesbaden, residence of the dukes of Nassau
* Biebrich Palace, Wiesbaden
* Marburger Schloss
* Palais Thurn und Taxis, Frankfurt
* Schloss Weilburg
* Wilhelmshöhe Palace, Kassel, residence of the electors of Hesse

## Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

* Güstrow Castle, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture
* Schloss Bothmer, near Klütz
* Schloss Kartlow
* Schloss Ludwigslust, former duke residence in Ludwigslust
* Schloss Neustrelitz, destroyed dukes palace of Neustrelitz
* Schloss Schwerin – seat of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament in its capital city, Schwerin

## North Rhine-Westphalia

* Augustusburg Palace
* Electoral Palace, Bonn, residence of the archbishop-electors of Cologne
* Drachenburg Palace
* Falkenlust Palace
* Schloss Münster
* Schloss Nordkirchen
* Palais Schaumburg, Bonn
* Schloss Benrath, Düsseldorf, residence of the electors Palatine

## Rhineland-Palatinate

* Electoral Palace, Koblenz
* Electoral Palace, Mainz
* Kurfürstliches Palais, Trier
* Stolzenfels Castle, Koblenz

## Thuringia

* Altenburg Castle, Altenburg, residence of the dukes of Saxe-Altenburg
* Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, residence of the dukes of Saxe-Gotha
* Schloss Elisabethenburg, Meiningen, residence of the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen
* Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt, residence of the princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
* Sondershausen Palace, Sondershausen, residence of the princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
* Grand Ducal Palace, Weimar, residence of the grand dukes of Saxe-Weimar

## Schleswig-Holstein

* Plön Castle