The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mespelbrunn_Castle" class="extiw" title="en:Mespelbrunn Castle">Mespelbrunn Castle</a>, a moated castle on the territory of the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mespelbrunn" class="extiw" title="en:Mespelbrunn">Mespelbrunn</a>, is situated remotely in the Elsava valley in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spessart" class="extiw" title="en:Spessart">Spessart</a> (between Frankfurt and Würzburg). Since the early 15<sup>th</sup> 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. <br>
The castle was location of the 1958 German comedy film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spessart_Inn" class="extiw" title="en:The Spessart Inn">The Spessart Inn</a> with the the famous German cinema actress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liselotte_Pulver" class="extiw" title="en:Liselotte Pulver">Liselotte Pulver</a>. 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.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rainer_Lippert" title="User:Rainer Lippert">Rainer Lippert</a>, Edit by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a>
2010-08-22
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