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Fairy Tale Trip to Germany. SMALL TOWN, TWO CASTLES. Fussen , Germany Foothills of Bavarian Alps Population 14,000. NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE. Name means New Swan Stone Built by King Ludwig II beginning 1869. Inspiration for Disney’s sleeping Beauty Castle. Ludwig’s Homage to Wagner.
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SMALL TOWN, TWO CASTLES • Fussen, Germany • Foothills of Bavarian Alps • Population 14,000
NEUSCHWANSTEINCASTLE • Name means New Swan Stone • Built by King Ludwig II beginning 1869 Inspiration for Disney’s sleeping Beauty Castle
Ludwig’s Homage to Wagner Castle design pays homage to German legends of Lohengrin, the Swan Knight.
Hohenschwangau Castle Castle of high Swan Country Childhood home of King Ludwig II