Top 20 Castles around Oschatz

Osterland Castle near Oschatz: A ruined castle complex. Information: A ruined complex dating back to the second decade of the 13th century. The structure exhibits early Gothic features in this region and is a listed historical monument.

Dahlen Castle. Information: In 1744/51, Count Heinrich von Bünau commissioned the construction of the Baroque castle and its outbuildings. Dahlen Castle burned down in 1973. Initial cleanup work began in 1990/94. Today, with its events, it is once again an attractive destination for visitors from near and far.

A castle ruin worth a detour. Here you can take a short rest and learn interesting facts. The ruins date back to the 13th century and were built in the Romanesque style. Initial excavations took place from 1901 to 1908.

Built between 1211 and about 1230 as a hunting lodge for the Margraves of Meissen and the Ostmark.

Castle rune from the 13th century (castle, the rune is younger :) ). Nice place with a covered picnic area and some information boards.

Renaissance castle from the 17th century, headquarters of the Wermsdorf tourist information office, guided tours on request, registry office. The extensive game-rich Wermsdorf forests encouraged Elector Christian II to have the first hunting lodge built on the site of the old manor between 1607 and 1610. This was kept very simple and was therefore soon rebuilt and expanded in the style of the German Renaissance from 1617 to 1626 on the orders of Elector Johann Georg I. Builder Simon Hoffmann gave the castle its current shape. Three irregular wings form the courtyard, numerous gables effectively enliven the facades and a special decoration is a bay window with artistic sandstone work. An octagonal stair tower with a lantern and a curved hood separates the two main wings. From 1626 to 1628 the building served as an electoral hunting lodge. However, the turmoil of the 30 Years' War interrupted the actual purpose until 1685.

Dahlen Castle is a late baroque palace complex. It became the scene of history on February 21, 1763, when Prussia's King Frederick II the Great signed the final act of the peace agreement for the Seven Years' War. The building goes back significantly to Heinrich Graf von Bünau in the middle of the 18th century. The castle was destroyed in a fire in 1973 and fell into ruins. The Dahlen Castle and Park Association has been working to preserve and rebuild the castle since 2009. Dahlen Castle and its events are now once again an attractive attraction for visitors from near and far.

Lampertswalde Castle is a former manor with a large castle park. This was given away to the Güldenstern monastery in 1240 by Bodo and Odo von Ilburg. This was also the first documented mention. After the monastery was secularized in the 16th century, the Electors of Saxony came into possession. The Thirty Years' War caused great destruction, but the buildings were able to be rebuilt. In 1760, Frederick the Great stayed at the castle for one night. The castle was on a small island and two remaining bridges led to it. In front of the castle, four life-sized sandstone statues from around 1780 represented the four seasons. They were moved here from the Leuben Castle Park in 1894. Unfortunately, the main cornice of the house was damaged in a fire in 1826 and the gable, which rose above the central projection, was subsequently removed. The anteroom received a support in the middle. After the end of the Second World War, the entire complex was supposed to be blown up, but this was prevented. In 1946 the first central school in Saxony was set up. In 1948, the intact moated castle was demolished to extract building materials in accordance with Order 209 of the Supreme Chief of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany, Vasily Danilovich Sokolowsky. After 1990, the inspector's house, the gardener's house and the palm house were restored or rebuilt.