House of Wettin

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The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt. The Wettins gradually rose to power within the Holy Roman Empire. Members of the family became the rulers of several medieval states, starting with the Saxon Eastern March in 1030. Other states they gained were Meissen in 1089, Thuringia in 1263, and Saxony in 1423. These areas cover large parts of Central Germany as a cultural area of Germany. ()

Local name: Haus Wettin Founded: X centuryCoordinates: 51°34'59"N, 11°48'0"E

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House of Wettin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wettin Castle, Löbejün, Schochwitz castle, Templerkapelle.

0.5 miE
Forts and castles
Wettin Castle
13 min walk • Wettin Castle, perched high on a hill overlooking the Saale River in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, stands as a bastion of medieval history and ancestral home of the House of Wettin, one of Europe's oldest and most significant dynasties.
5.5 miNE
Town
Löbejün
141 min walk • Löbejün is a former town in the Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Wettin-Löbejün.
4.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Schochwitz castle
108 min walk • The Schochwitz castle, located in Schochwitz, Germany was built in the 12th century. Today it serves as a hotel. Earliest sources mention a castle about 1133 in conjunction with Odalricus de Scochwize who was the owner of the castle. Later the castle was owned by Friedrich von Merseburg, a clergymen.
1.3 miE
51°34'33"N • 11°49'39"E
Templerkapelle
33 min walk • Church
4.7 miE
Church
Chorturmkirche, Halle
121 min walk • The Sylbitz choir tower church is one of the few Romanesque churches in the Saale district of Saxony-Anhalt that has been preserved almost unchanged. A special feature for this region is the tower in the east above the choir.
3.8 miS
51°31'44"N • 11°48'56"E
Bierhügel, Halle
98 min walk • Memorial
7.2 miSE
National park
Brandberge, Halle
185 min walk • The Brandberge is a protected natural area in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in the northwest of Halle. It is part of the Naturpark Unteres Saaletal, a protected landscape area which extends along the River Saale from Halle to Nienburg.
5.4 miSE
View point
NSG "Lunzberge", Halle
139 min walk • The Lunzberge form a rock massif in the north of Halle.