Caption

Dippoldiswald Castle. The castle was built as the official residence of the Margraves of Meissen and also to protect the mining industry, which flourished in the 12th century. Today, the castle houses the district court and the Osterzgebirgsgalerie gallery

Date

Aug 18, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

Reference

BRK24H67_005

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,9Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,8in x 7,9in / 3543 x 2357 (300dpi)

Keywords

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