German has contrasting words for what may be considered a palace: Burg which connotes a seat that is enclosed by walls, a fastness or keep, and Schloss, a more conscious borrowing, with the usual connotations of splendour. In practice, the Schloss is more likely to be a royal or ducal palace. Besides, the term Palais is mostly used for noble manor houses or palatial residences.

Baden-Württemberg

Bruchsal Palace, Bruchsal, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Speyer

Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, residence of the Electors Palatine

Hohenzollern Castle, show castle of the kings of Prussia

Karlsruhe Palace, Karlsruhe, residence of the Grand Dukes of Baden

Ludwigsburg Palace, Ludwigsburg, residence of the Kings of Württemberg

Mannheim Palace, Mannheim, residence of the Electors Palatine

Burg Meersburg, Meersburg, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Constance

Neues Schloss, Meersburg, residence of the Prince-Bishops of Constance

Schwetzingen Castle, Schwetzingen, residence of the Electors Palatine

Sigmaringen Castle, residence of the princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Old Castle, Stuttgart, residence of the Kings of Württemberg

New Castle, Stuttgart, residence of the Kings of Württemberg

Castle Solitude, Stuttgart, residence of the Kings of Württemberg

Bavaria

Herrenchiemsee, palace built by Ludwig II of Bavaria

Linderhof Palace, palace built by Ludwig II of Bavaria

Neuschwanstein, palace built by Ludwig II of Bavaria

Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, residence of the margraves of Ansbach

Seehof Palace, Memmelsdorf

Alte Hofhaltung and Neue Residenz, Bamberg, residence of the prince-bishops of Bamberg New Castle, Bayreuth, residence of the margraves of Bayreuth Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg Ducal Palace, Coburg, residence of the dukes of Saxe-Coburg Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, chief summer residence of the kings of Bavaria Weißenstein Palace, Pommersfelden Residenz, Munich, chief residence of the kings of Bavaria Veste Oberhaus, Passau – residence of the prince-bishops of Passau Ellingen Residence, Ellingen St. Emmeram's Abbey – seat of the princes of Thurn und Taxis, Regensburg Callenberg Castle, Coburg Würzburg Residence – seat of the prince-bishops of Würzburg Rosenau Palace, Coburg Palais Leuchtenberg – palace for the first Duke of Leuchtenberg Fantaisie Palace, Bayreuth Fortress Marienberg – seat of the prince-bishops of Würzburg Dachau Palace Haimhausen Palace Fürstenried Palace Johannisburg Palace Ketschendorf Palace King's House on Schachen Schloss Elmau

List of palaces in Germany

Berlin

Bellevue Palace – seat of Federal President, Berlin

Berlin Palace – former residence of the Hohenzollern rulers

Biesdorf Palace

Borsig Palace

Britz Palace

Charlottenburg Palace – former summer palace of the Hohenzollern, Berlin

Ephraim Palace

Friedrichsfelde Palace – former palace of Prussian Kings and nobles

Glienicke Palace

Jewel Palace

Kommandantenhaus – firstly private palace, later seat of the garrison of Berlin

Köpenick Palace

Crown Prince's Palace

Mendelssohn Palace

Monbijou Palace, Berlin (demolished) Old Palace, Berlin – former residence of German Emperor William I Ordenspalais – palace of several Prussian Kings and nobles (demolished) Pannwitz Palace - completed 1914, now serving as a noble hotel Podewils Palace - unique Baroque palace in central Berlin Palace of Prince Albrecht – former residence of Prince Albert of Prussia (demolished) Palace of Prince Henry – former residence of Prince Henry of Prussia Palais am Festungsgraben Palais Strousberg (demolished) Pfaueninsel Palace – former palace of Frederick William II of Prussia Prinzessinnenpalais – built for the princesses of the House of Hohenzollern Reich Chancellery – former seat of the chancellor of Germany (building demolished) Reichspräsidentenpalais - seat of the president of Germany during the Weimar Republic (building demolished) Reichstagspräsidentenpalais - former seat of the president of the Reichstag (1919-1933) Tegel Palace Schönhausen Palace Spandau Citadel

List of palaces in Germany