Ballenstedt

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Ballenstedt is a town in Germany. It belongs to the district of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt. The German touristic route Straße der Romanik leads through Ballenstedt.

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Germany - Quedlinburg - Saxony-Anhalt - Romanik

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The castle in Ballenstedt was the seat of the Ascanian dynasty of rulers. The most prominent Ascanian Albert I of Brandenburg founded the Mark Brandenburg in the year 1157, and was its first Markgraf. Albert I held, like his father, the title Graf von Ballenstedt. Albert I's grave lies within the gates of the Ascanian monastery in Ballenstedt. A monument for Albert is located in the city park.

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Castle - Ascanian - Albert I of Brandenburg - Mark Brandenburg - 1157 - Markgraf

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Ballenstedt became known as a residential town for the retired. The former house of painter and author Wilhelm von Kügelgen and the castle are now museums. The Ballenstedt castle theatre is the oldest theatre in Saxony-Anhalt.

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Retired - Wilhelm von Kügelgen

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