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Castell was a county of northern Bavaria, Germany, ruling a string of territories in the historical region of Franconia, both east and west of Würzburg. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west Würzburg (ˈvʏɐ̯ʦbʊɐ̯k is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany Little is known about the noble Counts of Castell, although they were the counts of Kreis Gerolzhofen, Reigierungsbezirk, and Unterfranken of Bavaria. The German nobility (Adel was the elite hereditary ruling class or aristocratic class in the Holy Roman Empire and what is now Germany. The family appears already in 1057 with Robbrath de Castello. They were a member of the Fränkische Grafenkolleg ("Franconian Counts College").

The two main branches of the House of Castell were Protestant Castell-Remlingen (later split into Castell-Castell) and Protestant and Catholic Castell-Rüdenhausen. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Castell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Castell-Castell was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany.

Castell was composed of three territories (Flecken) and 28 villages, with about 10,000 inhabitants at the time of mediatisation. The County of Castell held a tenancy subject to Württemberg. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. The fief joined Bavaria (1901).

Partitions of Castell


Castell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Castell-Castell was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany.
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