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Deutsch: Das Schloss Mespelbrunn, ein Wasserschloss in der Gemeinde Mespelbrunn, steht in einem abgelegenen Seitental des Elsava-Tals im Spessart. Das Schloss ist seit dem frühen 15. Jahrhundert im Besitz der Familie Echter von Mespelbrunn. Erbaut wurden die ältesten Teile 1427, das heutige Aussehen entstand überwiegend zwischen 1551 und 1569.
Durch den Film Das Wirtshaus im Spessart mit Liselotte Pulver im Jahre 1958, wo das Schloss als Drehort diente, erreichte es eine Überregionale Bekanntheit. Die jährlichen Besucherzahlen liegen bei knapp 100.000.
English: The Mespelbrunn Castle, a moated castle on the territory of the town of Mespelbrunn, is situated remotely in the Elsava valley in the Spessart (between Frankfurt and Würzburg). Since the early 15th century it has been owned by the family Echter of Mespelbrunn. The oldest parts were built in 1427, the current appearance was created from 1551 to 1569.
The castle was location of the 1958 German comedy film The Spessart Inn with the the famous German cinema actress Liselotte Pulver. Consequently it gained nationwide popularity. It is one of the most visited moated castles in Germany and is frequently featured in tourist books. The annual numbers of visitors are just under 100,000.
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Author Rainer Lippert, Edit by Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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Camera location49° 54′ 20.42″ N, 9° 18′ 22.76″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
 
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