Rose Island (Lake Starnberg)

{{Short description|Island in Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany}} {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site |embedded = {{OSM Location map | coord = {{Coord|47.941|N|11.309|E}} | zoom = 14 | caption = Rose Island, Lake Starnberg | label = Rose Island | mark-coord = {{Coord|47.941|N|11.309|E}} | label-pos = top | mark-title = Rose Island | mark-image = | mark-description = }} }}thumb|Rose Island thumb|The rose garden and casino '''Rose Island''' ({{Langx|de|Roseninsel}} {{IPA|de|ˈʁoːzn̩ˌʔɪnzl̩|}}) in Lake Starnberg is the only island in the lake and the site of a royal villa of Ludwig II of Bavaria which had been commissioned by his father. He was particularly attached to this place and made frequent renovations and remodelings of the small garden and the villa, which is called ''the Casino''. Guests on the island included the composer Richard Wagner, his close friend Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis, Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. The villa is today a small museum, open to the general public and is accessible by a small ferry ride.

It was declared part of the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2011 as one of the 111 locations under the Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps listing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/|access-date=2020-10-04|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category-inline|Roseninsel}} * [http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/objects/feldafin.htm Bavarian Palace Department | Rose Island]

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Category:Museums in Bavaria Category:Castles in Bavaria Category:Royal residences in Bavaria Category:Gardens in Bavaria Category:Historic house museums in Germany Category:Lake islands of Germany Category:Starnberg (district)