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Germany > Saxony > Moritzburg castle

Moritzburg castle

N 51°10.019', E 13°40.741'
2015-09-12
http://www.schloss-moritzburg.de/en/
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After the division of Saxony in 1485 and the transfer of the residence to Dresden and Wittenberg, a lot of new country residences of the electors were built. Moritzburg Castle, the most beautiful of them, was originally built in 1542-46 years.

Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak

Elector Augustus the Strong rebuilt it in the years 1723-33 and gave modern view. He created a large lake and a park around. Castle became widely known after the popular movie "Three Nuts for Cinderella".

Three Nuts for Cinderella
Three Nuts for Cinderella ©lesershop-online.de

There is a footpath around the lake.

Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak

Many ducks live near the castle.

Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak


Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak

Statue of a huntsman (1660)

Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak


Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak

Castle park did not fully preserve.

Moritzburg castle
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak

There is also a small Pheasant house (7 on the scheme), you can walk to it.

Moritzburg castle, map
Moritzburg castle, map ©schloss-moritzburg.de

Getting there: Bus 326, 457, 458 from the train station Dresden-Neustadt to Schloß, Moritzburg, find the schedule on bahn.de. Travel time 30 mins, ticket 4 euro, Saxonyticket not valid. Return bus leaves from a stop Moritzburg Markt, it is indicated on the map as Bus.
Tags, Germany: castle, lake

Tags, all countries: castle, lake
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