Neuenburg Castle (Freyburg)

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Neuenburg Castle
Schloss Neuenburg
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General information
Typehilltop castle
Architectural styleRomanesque, Gothic and later additions
Town or cityFreyburg, Saxony-Anhalt
CountryGermany
Website
Schloss-Neuenburg.de

Neuenburg Castle (German: Schloss Neuenburg) is a hilltop castle in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, on the spur-like foothills of a plateau above the eastern bank of the river Unstrut. Below the castle to the north lies the wine-growing town of Freyburg, which in turn is about seven kilometers north of Naumburg (Saale). The castle is a stop on the Romanesque Road, a route through the state of significant cultural and historic sites.The castle is owned and managed by the Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Foundation. [1]

The castle was built around 1090 by the Thuringian count Ludwig der Springer, securing his territory in the east, as did its sister castle Wartburg in the west. [2] The name Neuenburg derives from German for "new castle".

From 1656 until 1746 it was a secondary residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels.

Bergfried known as Dicker Wilhelm (Fat William) Neuenburg2.jpg
Bergfried known as Dicker Wilhelm (Fat William)
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Double chapel

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References

  1. ↑ "Neuenburg Castle - Castles & cathedrals - Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt". KULTURSTIFTUNG SACHSEN-ANHALT. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Archived 2011-03-08 at the Wayback Machine

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