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Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg)
N 50°59.302', E 12°26.363'
2024-10-18
https://www.residenzschloss-altenburg.de
Our rating: 7.60
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Huge castle-palace in the town of Altenburg, former residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg. Houses a museum of regional history and a museum of playing cards.
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
The first mention of a structure on the rock dates back to 976. It was originally an imperial fortification, a so-called Palatinate, a sort of hotel for the emperor. The emperors of the Holy Roman Empire stayed in such palaces when they traveled. About ten emperors and kings have visited the castle. In the 12th century, one of the most important kings in German history, Frederick Barbarossa, held the Reichstag in the castle six times. This is the imperial assembly, the highest law-making body of the Holy Roman Empire. Under Barbarossa, the castle was substantially rebuilt. At this time, a keeper's tower (Hausmannsturm) was built. In such towers, the keepers monitored the situation in the town and castle, promptly warning of fires or approaching enemies. The last keepers left their posts only in the 20th century.
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Entrance to the tower is free, you can see the keeper's room and the beautiful views from the small windows.
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
Altenburg Castle (Residenzschloss Altenburg) ©Yuriy Buriak
In Germany, the castle is scandalous because of the kidnapping of Princes Ernst and Albrecht in July 1455. The knight Kunz von Kauffungen kidnapped the crown princes from the Saxon Wettin dynasty. The aim was to force Elector Frederick II Mole to compensate for the territorial and financial losses incurred by the knight during the Saxon fraternal war. In the 17th century the castle became the residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and between 1706 and 1744 it was rebuilt into a representative palace complex. It is currently owned by the city. Getting there: you can park near the castle entrance (50.987944, 12.441250 ), but we left the car a little further away (50.988889, 12.443861 ) and took a walk through the castle park. Not far from the park is the Bahnhof Altenburg train station.
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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 - 7.60
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