Odenhausen Castle, Wachtberg, Germany

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Franky (2 months ago)
Beautiful castle, very well maintained, at least from what I could see from the outside.

Em Kay (7 months ago)
We were invited to a private party here and were very impressed by the ambience and hospitality. It is surprising that parts of the property are available to the public and guided tours are also offered. We'll catch up!

Анастасия Савченко (9 months ago)
An incredible place with a magical atmosphere❣️ You can see that the gardener cares for the garden with great love! We happened to drive past this castle, it was getting dark and it felt a bit strange to enter, like we were invading privacy, but the place was so tempting that we went in and walked for a bit. Nobody noticed us or made a comment. I would like to discover such special, magical places more often. Thank you very much?

U L (11 months ago)
A family that lives in the castle wants to prevent over 120 urgently needed apartments from being built? One would think we still live in the aristocracy, where some people are more important than others. Until it is certain that the castle will be destroyed by the planned project (there are recognized, independent reports for the destruction), this should be examined with an open mind. This is not how good cooperation works if apartments, wind farms, etc. are urgently needed everywhere, but no one wants to have it on site. A pity...

Church of St Donatus

The Church of St Donatus name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum. It is the largest Pre-Romanesque building in Croatia.

The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat Donat (8th and 9th centuries) is credited with the building of the church. He led the representations of the Dalmatian cities to Constantinople and Charles the Great, which is why this church bears slight resemblance to Charlemagne's court chapels, especially the one in Aachen, and also to the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. It belongs to the Pre-Romanesque architectural period.

The circular church, formerly domed, is 27 m high and is characterised by simplicity and technical primitivism.

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