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Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg)
N 50°56.643', E 12°45.865'
2024-10-18 https://www.schloss-rochsburg.de
8.60 - Rate this place - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
A beautiful and well-preserved castle in the forest, an important example of Renaissance architecture in Saxony, which we recommend. It was founded at the end of the 12th century and stands on a rocky ledge surrounded on three sides by the river Zwickauer Mulde.
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
official website for opening hours. We arrived on a weekday, just before opening time, and wandered around the huge castle all alone for over an hour.
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rochsburg castle (Schloss Rochsburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
50.944972, 12.766722 . By train to Geithain, Narsdorf or Glauchau; by bus to Rochlitz, Wechselburg, Lunzenau, Penig or Waldenburg. From these towns you can take a bus 629 to Rochsburg. Tags, Germany: castle castle
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help
