Neuenburg Castle (Freyburg) Explained

Neuenburg Castle
Native Name:Schloss Neuenburg
Native Name Lang:German
Map Type:Saxony-Anhalt#Germany
Building Type:hilltop castle
Architectural Style:Romanesque, Gothic and later additions
Location City:Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Location Country:Germany
Destruction Date:-->
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Website:Schloss-Neuenburg.de

Neuenburg Castle (German: Schloss Neuenburg) is a hilltop castle overlooking Freyburg, a town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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.[1] The name Neuenburg derives from German for "new castle".

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

External links

51.2086°N 11.7756°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.schloss-neuenburg.de/English-Site.html#a1431