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Friedensburg Castle (german: Schloss Friedensburg) is an early 16th-century castle overlooking the valley of the
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(For example, from 1662 to 1670 the Lutheran hymnist Ludämilie Elisabeth von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt lived there with her widowed mother and her sister, and it was probably there that she composed most of her hymns.) In the 16th century, constant inheritance conflicts emerged between the Houses of Schwarzburg and Leutenburg and the Counts of Orlamünde; the castle was renamed ''Friedensburg'' (Peace Fort) in 1564. It was little used from the mid-18th century on and passed out of the possession of the House of Schwarzburg in 1900.Edgar Winzen and Max Liedtke, ''Für Hitler erzogen?: Briefe und Notizen des Edgar Winzen aus der Kinderlandverschickung Leutenberg in Thüringen 1944/45'', Münster: Waxman, 1999,
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It became an inn in 1904 and a possession of the State of Thuringia in 1918. The town of Leutenberg grew up as a result of the castle's presence. The castle was built in three phases: the massive Bergfried (keep) and the east wing, which originated in a freestanding residential tower, are the oldest parts; the north wing was built between 1362 and 1375; and the castle took on its current appearance in a third period of construction in the early 16th century, when the south wing was added and the defensive building reconstituted as a primarily residential castle.Grundmann
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Since then, the castle has suffered repeated damage from fires, for example in 1567, 1695, 1726, 1800 and 1934. In the last fire, in 1934, the east, north and west wings were gutted and much of the historic interior was destroyed, including the 17th-century chapel. After rebuilding, the castle was used as part of an educational camp for evacuee schoolboys during World War II, then requisitioned for scientists from Peenemünde;See Winzen and Liedtke; for the requisitioning
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during the Soviet administration and under the German Democratic Republic it was a holiday resort for ''Zellwolle Schwarza'' (1947–51), was administered by the State Forestry Service (1952–56) and then became a residence for the
Fachkrankenhaus für Dermatologie Schloss Friedensburg
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Friedensburg Castle (german: Schloss Friedensburg) is an early 16th-century castle overlooking the valley of the Sormitz
The Sormitz is a tributary or affluent of the Loquitz in Thuringia, Germany and is 29.2 km in length.
Its origin is in the town park of Wurzbach where Langwasser and Oßlabach confluence.
It enters the Loquitz in Hockeroda, which is in tur ...
at Leutenberg
Leutenberg is a town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 18 km southeast of Saalfeld.
History
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Leutenberg was part of the Principality ...
in southeast Thuringia, Germany. It was formerly the residence of the Counts of Schwarzburg-Leutenberg and today is a dermatological medical facility.
History
In the 9th century CE, Slav tribes built a hill fort on the site of the castle to take refuge from the Sorbs to the east. There is evidence of a medieval fort beginning in the 14th century. It was the seat of the Ministeriales of Lutenberg (Leutenberg), who are first mentioned in 1187. The Counts of Schwarzburg were lords of the castle by 1326 and from 1363 to 1564 it was the residence of the cadet line of Schwarzburg-Leutenberg, after which it became the dowager house for the main line, whose seat was in Rudolstadt.Luise Grundmann, ''Saalfeld und das Thüringer Schiefergebirge: eine landeskundliche Bestandsaufnahme im Raum Saalfeld, Leutenberg und Lauenstein'', Landschaften in Deutschland 62, Cologne: Böhlau, 2001,p. 207
(For example, from 1662 to 1670 the Lutheran hymnist Ludämilie Elisabeth von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt lived there with her widowed mother and her sister, and it was probably there that she composed most of her hymns.) In the 16th century, constant inheritance conflicts emerged between the Houses of Schwarzburg and Leutenburg and the Counts of Orlamünde; the castle was renamed ''Friedensburg'' (Peace Fort) in 1564. It was little used from the mid-18th century on and passed out of the possession of the House of Schwarzburg in 1900.Edgar Winzen and Max Liedtke, ''Für Hitler erzogen?: Briefe und Notizen des Edgar Winzen aus der Kinderlandverschickung Leutenberg in Thüringen 1944/45'', Münster: Waxman, 1999,
p. 21, note 89
It became an inn in 1904 and a possession of the State of Thuringia in 1918. The town of Leutenberg grew up as a result of the castle's presence. The castle was built in three phases: the massive Bergfried (keep) and the east wing, which originated in a freestanding residential tower, are the oldest parts; the north wing was built between 1362 and 1375; and the castle took on its current appearance in a third period of construction in the early 16th century, when the south wing was added and the defensive building reconstituted as a primarily residential castle.Grundmann
pp. 207–08
Since then, the castle has suffered repeated damage from fires, for example in 1567, 1695, 1726, 1800 and 1934. In the last fire, in 1934, the east, north and west wings were gutted and much of the historic interior was destroyed, including the 17th-century chapel. After rebuilding, the castle was used as part of an educational camp for evacuee schoolboys during World War II, then requisitioned for scientists from Peenemünde;See Winzen and Liedtke; for the requisitioning
p. 54, note 63
during the Soviet administration and under the German Democratic Republic it was a holiday resort for ''Zellwolle Schwarza'' (1947–51), was administered by the State Forestry Service (1952–56) and then became a residence for the
Council of Ministers
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. Between 1991 and 1993 it underwent a comprehensive restoration and has since been a specialised dermatological hospital.
References
Sources
* C. Truppel. ''Die Friedensburg bei Leutenberg: ein Gang durch die alte Burg''. Leutenberg: Verschönerungsverein, 1906 * Berthold Rein. ''Die Friedensburg bei Leutenberg: eine thüringische Grenzfeste und ihre Bewohner''. Thüringer Heimatbücher 1. Rudolstadt, Thuringia: Greifenverlag, 1925 * Franz Groß. ''Die Friedensburg in Leutenberg''. Weimar, 1957 * Regina and Alexander Resch. ''Thüringer Burgen''. Meiningen: Resch, 2007. * Thomas Bienert. ''Mittelalterliche Burgen in Thüringen: 430 Burgen, Burgruinen und Burgstätten''. Gudensberg-Gleichen: Wartberg, 2000.External links
Fachkrankenhaus für Dermatologie Schloss Friedensburg
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