Numerous castles (''Burgen'') and palaces (''Schlösser'') are found in the German state of

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day. This list encompasses buildings described in German as ''Burg'' (

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

), ''Schloss'' (

palace A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

stately home An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...

), ''Festung'' (

fort A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

/fortress), ''Herrenhaus'' (

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

) and ''Palais''/''Palast'' (

). After the

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many of these buildings were remodelled or built as royal or ducal palaces or as stately homes rather than as fortified buildings.

Bautzen District The district of Bautzen (german: Landkreis Bautzen, hsb, Wokrjes Budyšin) is a district in the state of Saxony in Germany. Its largest towns are Bautzen, Bischofswerda, Kamenz, Hoyerswerda and Radeberg. It is the biggest district in Saxony by a ...

* Körse Castle,

Kirschau Kirschau ( Sorbian ''Korzym'') is a village and a former municipality in Upper Lusatia in the district of Bautzen in Saxony in Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. It is situated in a region called Lausitze ...

* Neschwitz Baroque Castle,

Neschwitz Neschwitz, Sorbian Njeswačidło, is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 14 km northwest of the eponymous city. The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area i ...

* Ortenburg,

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budis ...

Rammenau Baroque Castle Rammenau (German) or Ramnow ( Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is known as the birthplace of the well-known German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Rammenau Castle was built between 1721 and ...

Rammenau Rammenau (German) or Ramnow (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is known as the birthplace of the well-known German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Rammenau Castle was built between 1721 and 1 ...

* Hermsdorf Castle,

Hermsdorf (bei Dresden) Hermsdorf may refer to the following places: *in Germany: ** Hermsdorf, Brandenburg, in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, Brandenburg ** Hermsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, in the Börde district, Saxony-Anhalt **Hermsdorf, Saxony, in the Weißeritzkreis ...

(municipality

Ottendorf-Okrilla Ottendorf-Okrilla is a municipality in the Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany. It is located 20 km northeast of Dresden. Geography The area of the municipality is 25.88 km², of which 1.58 km² are commercially used. The length from ...

) * Königsbrück Castle,

Königsbrück Königsbrück (Upper Sorbian: ''Kinspork'') is a town in the Bautzen district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated west of Kamenz, and northeast of the Saxon capital Dresden. Königsbrück is known as the western gate of the historic Upper Lusatia ...

Klippenstein Castle Klippenstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dan Klippenstein (1939–1997), Canadian curler * Glen Klippenstein (born 1937), American politician * Ken Klippenstein (born 1988), American journalist {{surname Russian Me ...

Radeberg Radeberg is a small town in the district of Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of Dresden. The town has an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and an old castle. History Radeberg was mentioned ...

Görlitz District

* Karlsfried Castle, Lückendorf * Landeskrone *

Schloss Muskau Schloss Muskau (Muskau palace) is a '' schloss'' in the Görlitz district in the state of Saxony, Germany. It is located in an extended park, the ''Muskau Park'', since July 2004 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building complex was develope ...

Bad Muskau Bad Muskau (; formerly ''Muskau'', hsb, Mužakow, pl, Mużaków, cs, Mužakov) is a spa town in the historic Upper Lusatia region in Germany, at the border with Poland. It is part of the Görlitz district in the State of Saxony. It is located ...

* Burg- und Klosteranlage Oybin,

Oybin Oybin ( hsb, Ojbin) is a municipality in the Görlitz district, in Saxony, Germany, located very close to the border of the Czech Republic. Following the defeat of the Protestant armies by the Habsburgs in the Battle of the White Mountain in 162 ...

Leipzig District

Colditz Castle Castle Colditz (or ''Schloss Colditz'' in German) is a Renaissance castle in the town of Colditz near Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz in the state of Saxony in Germany. The castle is between the towns of Hartha and Grimma on a hill spur over the r ...

, near

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

* Dornreichenbach Castle, Dornreichenbach *

Gnandstein Castle Burg Gnandstein or Gnandstein Castle is located in Gnandstein, part of the city of Kohren-Sahlis in the Leipziger Land district of Saxony, Germany. The castle is considered the best preserved fortress in Saxony. Geography The castle stands on ...

, Gnandstein * Wiprechtsburg Groitzsch,

Groitzsch Groitzsch () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. Geography and transport The town is situated at the southern edge of the Leipzig Bay east of the White Elster river on the confluence of Schwennigke and Schnauder rivers, 20&n ...

* Kohren-Sahlis Castle,

Kohren-Sahlis Kohren-Sahlis is a town and a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. Since January 2018, it is part of the town Frohburg. It is situated 14 km southeast of Borna, and 31 km northwest of Chemnitz. History Th ...

Mutzschen Castle Mutzschen () is a former town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 13 km east of Grimma, and 21 km northwest of Döbeln. With effect from 1 January 2012, it has been incorporated into the town of ...

Mutzschen Mutzschen () is a former town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 13 km east of Grimma, and 21 km northwest of Döbeln. With effect from 1 January 2012, it has been incorporated into the town of ...

* Frohburg Castle,

Frohburg Frohburg is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km northeast of Altenburg, and 34 km southeast of Leipzig. It includes the village of Flößberg and the town Kohren-Sahlis. History Frohburg castle w ...

* Altranstädt Castle,

Altranstädt Altranstädt is a village and former municipality in Saxony, Germany, now part of the town Markranstädt in the district of Leipzig. The village is historically famous for two treaties that were concluded there, the Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) ...

Meissen District Meissen (german: Meißen) is a district ('' Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the state of Brandenburg, the district of Bautzen, the urban district Dresden, the districts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ...

Albrechtsburg The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic and early Renaissance castle erected from 1471 till about 1495. It is located in the town centre of Meissen in the German state of Saxony. It is situated on a hill above the river Elbe, adjacent to the Meissen ...

Meißen Meissen (in German orthography: ''Meißen'', ) is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechts ...

* Batzdorf Castle,

Klipphausen Klipphausen is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. In today's locality Röhrsdorf, Julius Adolph Stöckhardt was born, who helped to establish agricultural chemistry in Germany, initiated the establishment of agricult ...

* Fasanenschlösschen, Moritzburg *

Gana Castle The word (; Sanskrit: गण) in Sanskrit and Pali means "flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, category, series, or class". It can also be used to refer to a "body of attendants" and can refer to "a company, any assemblage or association of ...

Stauchitz Stauchitz is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the ...

* Heynitz Castle,

Nossen Nossen ( hsb, Nosyn) is a town in the Meißen (district), district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a mot ...

Hirschstein Castle Hirschstein is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. The following villages belong to Hirschstein: Althirschstein, Bahra, Böhla, Boritz, Heyda, Kobeln, Mehltheuer, Neuhirschstein, Pahrenz, Prausitz and Schänitz. Leop ...

Hirschstein Hirschstein is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. The following villages belong to Hirschstein: Althirschstein, Bahra, Böhla, Boritz, Heyda, Kobeln, Mehltheuer, Neuhirschstein, Pahrenz, Prausitz and Schänitz. Leop ...

* Hoflößnitz Castle,

Radebeul Radebeul ( hsb, Radobyle) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen (district), Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May ...

Moritzburg Castle Moritzburg Castle (german: Schloss Moritzburg) or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritzburg, in the German state of Saxony, about northwest of the Saxon capital, Dresden. The castle has four round towers and lies on a symmetrical art ...

, Moritzburg *

Nossen Castle Nossen ( hsb, Nosyn) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction wher ...

Oberau Castle Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Oberau is located at the Loisach in the so-called "Zugspitzland". The distance between the village ...

Oberau (Saxony) Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Oberau is located at the Loisach in the so-called "Zugspitzland". The distance between the village ...

Proschwitz Castle Proschwitz is a small village, part of the municipality of Meißen in Saxony, Germany. The nearby Proschwitz Castle is a property of Prince Georg of Lippe-Weissenfeld and is a winery. Besides wine production, the castle is open for concerts, ba ...

* Scharfenberg Castle,

Schleinitz Castle Schleinitz may refer to: ;Places * Leuben-Schleinitz, a municipality in the district of Meißen, Saxony * Schleinitz Range, a mountain range in north-central part of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea ;People * Alexander (Gustav Adolf) von Schleinit ...

Leuben-Schleinitz Leuben-Schleinitz is a former municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the town Nossen Nossen ( hsb, Nosyn) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80&nbs ...

Schönfeld Castle Schönfeld may refer to: Places Germany * Schönfeld, Brandenburg, in the district Uckermark, Brandenburg * Schönfeld, Lübbenau, a quarter of Lübbenau, Brandenburg * Schönfeld, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in the district of Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vor ...

, Schönfeld (Saxony) * Seußlitz Baroque Castle, Diesbar-Seußlitz * Siebeneichen Castle,

* Lustschlösschen Spitzhaus,

* Wackerbarths Ruh Castle,

* Weistropp Castle, Weistropp

Middle Saxony District

* Kempe Castle,

Roßwein Roßwein is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most ...

Mildenstein Castle Mildenstein Castle, in German ''Burg Mildenstein'', also called ''Schloss Leisnig'', is located in Leisnig in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany. It is a property of the Free State of Saxony and is administrated by the company State Palaces, ...

Leisnig Leisnig ( hsb, Lěsnik) is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the state of Saxony in Germany, 50 kilometers southeast of Leipzig. History A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Ca ...

* Wunderburg,

Augustusburg Hunting Lodge The hunting lodge of Augustusburg (german: Jagdschloss Augustusburg) was built from 1568 to 1572 above the town of the same name on a hill called the ''Schellenberg'' () on the northern edge of the Ore Mountains of Germany. The castle, which i ...

Augustusburg Augustusburg () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Chemnitz. Augustusburg is known for its ''Jagdschloss'', the hunting lodge of the same name. The town includes the ortsteil or t ...

Bieberstein Castle Bieberstein Castle (German: ''Schloss Bieberstein'') is located on the left bank of the river Bobritzsch in Bieberstein, part of Reinsberg municipality, in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony. A nobleman Günther von Bieberstein who named himself a ...

Bieberstein Bieberstein is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein (1842–1912), German politician *Adolph Bieberstein (1902–1981), American footballer * Arno Bieberstein (1884–1918), German swimmer *Fri ...

* Frauenstein Castle, Frauenstein *

Freudenstein Castle Freudenstein Castle (german: Schloss Freudenstein) is located on the ''Schloßplatz'' ("Castle Square") on the edge of the town centre of Freiberg in the German state of Saxony. Its history is closely linked to the House of Wettin. After several c ...

Freiberg Freiberg is a university and former mining town in Saxony, Germany. It is a so-called ''Große Kreisstadt'' (large county town) and the administrative centre of Mittelsachsen district. Its historic town centre has been placed under heritage c ...

* Gleichenstein Castle,

Braunsdorf Braunsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the Greiz (district), district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011 it has been part of the municipality Auma-Weidatal. References

Former municipalities in Thuringia G ...

* Lichtenwalde Castle, Niederwiesa *

Purschenstein Castle Purschenstein Castle (german: Schloss Purschenstein) in Neuhausen/Erzgeb. in East Germany was built in the late 12th century, around 1200, probably by Boresch I (Borso). The toll and escort castle protected a salt road running from Central Ge ...

, Neuhausen/Erzgeb. * Weißenborn Castle, Weißenborn/Erzgeb. *

Reinsberg Castle Reinsberg Castle is a castle in the village Reinsberg in Mittelsachsen district of Saxony. History and ownership The founder and builder of the castle is not known with certainty. However, the establishment of castle and village Reinsberg is ...

, Reinsberg (Saxony) *

Kriebstein Castle Kriebstein Castle (german: Burg Kriebstein) is a castle in Kriebstein near the town of Waldheim in the German state of Saxony. Location The castle rises above steep crags over the River Zschopau. Within the topographical grouping of hill c ...

Kriebstein Kriebstein is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

Rochlitz Castle Rochlitz Castle or Rochlitz Palace (german: Schloss Rochlitz) lies in the west of the town of Rochlitz in the county of Mittelsachsen in the Free State of Saxony. It was built on the site of an imperial castle, erected in the second half of the 1 ...

Rochlitz Rochlitz (; hsb, Rochlica) is a major district town (Große Kreisstadt) in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Rochlitz is the head of the "municipal partnership Rochlitz" (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz) with its other members ...

* Rochsburg, Rochsburg * Wechselburg Castle,

Wechselburg Wechselburg () is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, the Wechselburg Priory. The lordship and the castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from ...

Ehrenberg Castle Ehrenberg Castle is a castle located in Reutte in Tyrol, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation ...

Sachsenburg Castle Sachsenburg is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia, Austria. Geography The municipal area stretches along the valley of the Drava river, where it enters the Lurnfeld plain between the Kreuzeck group of the Hohe Tau ...

, Frankenberg/Sa.

Northern Saxony District

Delitzsch Castle Delitzsch (; Slavic: ''delč'' or ''delcz'' for hill) is a town in Saxony in Germany, 20 km north of Leipzig and 30 km east of Halle (Saale). With 24,850 inhabitants at the end of 2015, it is the largest town in the district of Nordsach ...

Delitzsch Delitzsch (; Slavic: ''delč'' or ''delcz'' for hill) is a town in Saxony in Germany, 20 km north of Leipzig and 30 km east of Halle (Saale). With 24,850 inhabitants at the end of 2015, it is the largest town in the district of Nordsach ...

Eilenburg Castle Eilenburg (; hsb, Jiłow) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig. Geography Eilenburg lies at the banks of the river Mulde at the southwestern edge o ...

Eilenburg Eilenburg (; hsb, Jiłow) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig. Geography Eilenburg lies at the banks of the river Mulde at the southwestern edge o ...

Hartenfels Castle Hartenfels is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Ge ...

Torgau Torgau () is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen. Outside Germany, the town is best known as where on 25 April 1945, the United States and Soviet Armies forces first ...

Hubertusburg Castle Hubertusburg is a Rococo architecture, Rococo palace in Saxony, Germany. It was built from 1721 onwards at the behest of Augustus II the Strong, Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and after his death served as a residence o ...

Wermsdorf Wermsdorf is a Municipalities in Germany, municipality in the Nordsachsen Districts of Germany, district in Saxony, Germany. Two hunting castles of the Saxon Dukes and Kings are to be found here. Geography Landscape Wermsdorf is situated wi ...

) *

Dahlen Castle Dahlen Castle (german: Schloss Dahlen) is a castle built between 1744 and 1751 in the small town of Dahlen, located in Saxony, Germany. History Medieval Times Since the beginning of the 13th century there was a noble dwelling in Dahlen ("Edelh ...

, Dahlen * Börln Castle, Börln * Großböhla Castle, Großböhla

Ore Mountains District

Hoheneck Castle Hoheneck Castle is a medieval castle above Ipsheim and also a district of the municipality of Ipsheim in the Landkreis Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. Since 1984, the youth castle serves as an educational ...

Stollberg Stollberg is a town in Saxony, Germany, in the district Erzgebirgskreis. It is situated 20 km east of Zwickau and 17 km southwest of Chemnitz. It was the site of the Hoheneck women's prison until 2001. References

Erzgebirgsk ...

* Liebenstein Castle,

Pobershau Pobershau is a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. With effect from 1 January 2012, it has been incorporated into the town of Marienberg.

* Scharfenstein Castle (Ore Mountains), Scharfenstein Castle, Scharfenstein (municipality

Drebach Drebach is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of the ''Ortsteile'' (divisions) Drebach, Grießbach, Im Grund, Scharfenstein, Spinnerei, Venusberg, Wilischthal and Wiltzsch.Schlettau Castle,

Schlettau Schlettau is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains (Germany), Ore Mountains, 5 km southwest of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 12 km east of Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Schwarzenberg. ...

* Schwarzenberg Castle,

Schwarzenberg Schwarzenberg may refer to: People * House of Schwarzenberg, Franconian and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172 ** Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napol ...

Wildeck Castle Wildeck Castle or Wildeck Palace (german: Schloss Wildeck) is an old hunting lodge in Zschopau in Saxony. It stands on a rocky spur above the River Zschopau. Site The site today forms an irregular triangle, the narrow wing of the castle surr ...

Zschopau Zschopau (), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany. Geography The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both Bank (geography), banks of the Zschopau (river), Zschopau River, about south-east ...

* Wolkenstein Castle,

Wolkenstein Wolkenstein is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the river Zschopau, 22 km southeast of Chemnitz. The town is situated on a rocky spur near the confluence of Zschopau and ...

Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains District

* Alter Wildenstein *

Altrathen Castle Altrathen Castle (german: Burg Altrathen) is located on a rock outcrop near Rathen in Saxon Switzerland in the German state of Saxony. History Unlike the neighbouring Neurathen Castle, very little is known about the history of this fortificat ...

Rathen Rathen is a village in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxony, Germany, about southeast of Dresden. The village occupies both banks of the river Elbe and, as of 2020, has 339 inhabitants. Rathen is a popular tourist destination, the main sigh ...

* Arnstein Castle *

Bärenstein Castle Bärenstein is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. History From 1952 to 1990, Bärenstein was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (G ...

* Burgk Castle,

Freital Freital is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on a small river, the Weißeritz, and is southwest of Dresden. Geography Freital is located southwest of Dresden in the Döhlen Ba ...

Dohna Castle Dohna Castle (german: Burg Dohna, cz, hrad Donín) on the once important medieval trade route from Saxony to Bohemia was the ancestral castle seat of the . Of the old, once imposing double castle only a few remnants of the walls remain. The r ...

Dohna Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau, in the Müglitz valley and lies at the northeastern foot of the Eastern Ore Mountains. It is accessed by the Pirna interchange ...

* Friedrichschlößchen and Baroque Garden, Großsedlitz, Großsedlitz * Grillenburg Hunting Lodge,

Tharandt Tharandt () is a municipality in Saxony, Germany, situated on the Weißeritz, 9 miles southwest of Dresden. It has a Protestant Church and the oldest academy of forestry in Germany, founded as the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry by Heinrich Cotta ...

* Grimmstein, Schlottwitz *

Hohnstein Castle Hohnstein Castle (german: Burg Hohnstein) is one of the largest and best-preserved castle ruins in Germany and is located near Neustadt in the vicinity of Nordhausen in Thuringia. Location The ruins are located on a high, rocky spur which t ...

Hohnstein Hohnstein () is a town located in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, Germany. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262. Geography It is situated in Saxon Switzerland, 12 km east of Pirna, and 28 km so ...

* Jochhöhschlösschen,

Pesterwitz Freital is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on a small river, the Weißeritz, and is southwest of Dresden. Geography Freital is located southwest of Dresden in the Döhlen Ba ...

Königstein Fortress Königstein Fortress (german: Festung Königstein), the "Saxony, Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein, Saxony, Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe. It is one ...

, Königstein * Kuckuckstein Castle,

Liebstadt Liebstadt is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Pirna, and 23 km southeast of Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, l ...

Lauenstein Castle Lauenstein is the name of the following: Places: * Lauenstein (Altenberg), a suburb of the town of Altenberg in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany * Lauenstein (Ludwigsstadt) a suburb of the town of Ludwigsstadt i ...

* Neuer Wildenstein *

Neurathen Castle Neurathen Castle (german: Felsenburg Neurathen), which was first mentioned by this name in 1755,http://www.raubschlösser.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=64 is located near the famous Bastei rocks near Rathen in Saxon Sw ...

* Nöthnitz Castle,

Bannewitz Bannewitz is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated south of Dresden (centre). References

Populated places in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge {{SächsischeSchweizOster ...

* Hunting Lodge Rehefeld, Rehefeld-Zaunhaus * Reinhardtsgrimma Castle,

Reinhardtsgrimma Reinhardtsgrimma is a former municipality in the district of Weißeritzkreis in Saxony in Germany located near Dresden. On 2 January 2008, it merged into the town Glashütte. Church of Reinhardtsgrimma, Its church features an organ by Gottfried Si ...

Sonnenstein Castle The Sonnenstein Castle is a castle in Pirna, near Dresden, Germany. It housed a mental hospital, which operated from 1811 to the end of World War II in 1945. During the War, it functioned as an extermination centre for the Nazi ''Aktion T4'' pro ...

Pirna Pirna (; hsb, Pěrno; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as ...

Stolpen Castle Stolpen ( hsb, Stołpin) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the ''Schloßberg'' with the castle ''Burg Stolpen''. Burg Stolpen Burg Stolpen is ...

Stolpen Stolpen ( hsb, Stołpin) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the ''Schloßberg'' with the castle ''Burg Stolpen''. Burg Stolpen Burg Stolpen is ...

Tharandt Castle Tharandt () is a municipality in Saxony, Germany, situated on the Weißeritz, 9 miles southwest of Dresden. It has a Protestant Church and the oldest academy of forestry in Germany, founded as the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry by Heinrich Cotta ...

Schloss Weesenstein Schloss Weesenstein is a ''Schloss'' located in , a small village, part of Müglitztal in the Müglitz (river), Müglitz river valley, around south of Dohna in Saxony, Germany. History A castle was erected here sometime around 1200, built with th ...

, Weesenstein * Winterstein, also ''Hinteres Raubschloß'', Ottendorf *

Zuschendorf Castle Zuschendorf is a village in the municipality of Pirna in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1923. The place was mentioned for the first time in 1378. It lies in the valley of the riv ...

Vogtland District The Vogtlandkreis () is a ''Landkreis'' (rural district) in the southwest of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzge ...

* Hradschin Castle * Jößnitz Castle * Elsterberg Castle,

Elsterberg Elsterberg () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, 6 km southwest of Greiz, and 13 km north of Plauen. Geography Location Elsterberg is situated in a deep valley, w ...

Renaissance Castle of Göltzsch The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a Periodization, period in History of Europe, European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an e ...

Rodewisch Rodewisch is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 3 km north of Auerbach (Vogtland), and 20 km east of Plauen. Demographics Historical population: Famous people born in Rodewisch * ...

Leubnitz Castle Leubnitz is a village and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the municipality Rosenbach.Leubnitz (Vogtland) Leubnitz is a village and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the municipality Rosenbach.Mylau Castle Mylau Castle (formerly also known as ''Imperial Castle Mylau'') is a fortification on a spur in the Reichenbach im Vogtland district of Mylau, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany. It is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Saxony. History The ...

Mylau Mylau is a town and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany with about 2600 citizens. Since 1 January 2016 it is part of the town Reichenbach im Vogtland. It is situated in the valleys of the ri ...

* Netzschkau Castle,

Netzschkau Netzschkau is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 6 km southeast of Greiz, and 21 km southwest of Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-large ...

* Schönberg Castle,

Bad Brambach Bad Brambach is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is the southernmost municipality in Saxony and also in what was formerly East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: ...

* Unteres Schloss,

Ellefeld Ellefeld is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the ...

* Voigtsberg Castle,

Oelsnitz (Vogtland) Oelsnitz (; hsb, Wolešnica) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, south of Plauen and southwest of Zwickau. Nearby villages *Zaulsdorf, Vogtland, Zaulsdorf References

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Treuen Castle Treuen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 13 km east of Plauen, and 7 km northwest of Auerbach (Vogtland) Auerbach () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany. It is the regional centre ...

Treuen Treuen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 13 km east of Plauen, and 7 km northwest of Auerbach (Vogtland) Auerbach () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany. It is the regional centre ...

Zwickau District Zwickau (german: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. History The district was established by merging the former districts Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau as part of ...

Osterstein Castle Osterstein Castle (german: Schloss Osterstein, lit. 'Eastern Rock') is the former castle of the town of Zwickau, Germany, in Saxony (''Bundesland Sachsen''). Now it houses the nursing home. History First mentioned in 1292 as "Castrum Czwickaw", ...

* Planitz Castle *

Blankenhain Castle Blankenhain Castle (german: Schloss Blankenhain) is a large castle in Blankenhain (Crimmitschau), Blankenhain near Crimmitschau, in the Zwickau (district), district of Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. The castle dates back to the 12th century. It is f ...

Crimmitschau Crimmitschau () is a town in the district of Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. Geography Crimmitschau lies on the river Pleiße in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge. Neighboring municipalities Adjacent communities include: Zwickau, Dennherit ...

* Forderglauchau Castle,

Glauchau Glauchau (; hsb, Hłuchow) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail ( its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the ...

* Hinterglauchau Castle,

Hartenstein Castle Hartenstein may refer to: Places * Hartenstein, Saxony, a town in Saxony, Germany *Hartenstein, Bavaria Hartenstein () is a municipality in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Rep ...

, Hartenstein * Stein Castle, Hartenstein * ''

Schloss Wolfsbrunn Schloss Wolfsbrunn is the local name for an imposing hotel building in the village of Stein in the borough of Hartenstein in the south of Zwickau district in the German state of Saxony. It was built in 1911 as the villa of a wealthy mining busine ...

'', Hartenstein (a former villa, not a castle or palace) * Isenburg,

Bad Schlema Bad Schlema is a community in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It was merged into the new town Aue-Bad Schlema in January 2019. It belongs to the Silberberg Town League (''Städtebund Silberberg''). The Silver Road (''Silbers ...

* Lauterbach Castle, Neukirchen/Pleiße *

Leubnitz Castle Leubnitz is a village and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the municipality Rosenbach.Werdau Werdau () is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau. The town was mentioned as early as 1304, and in 1398 it was purchased by Frederick, then margrave of Meissen, ...

* Lichtenstein Castle Lichtenstein * Schönfels Castle,

Lichtentanne Lichtentanne is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the ...

* Schweinsburg, Neukirchen/Pleiße * Steinpleiss Castle,

Werdau Werdau () is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau. The town was mentioned as early as 1304, and in 1398 it was purchased by Frederick, then margrave of Meissen, ...

Wiesenburg Castle The Wiesenburg Castle (german: Burg Wiesenburg or ) is a castle located in the Wiesenburg district of Wildenfels, Germany, on a hill overlooking the eastern shore of the Mulde river. The castle protects the bridge across the Mulde to Schönau and ...

Wildenfels Wildenfels is a municipality in Germany, Landkreis Zwickau in Saxony. It is situated 9 km southeast of Zwickau. The construction of Wildenfels castle was begun before 1200 by the lords of Wildenfels. Between 1440 and 1706 it was a fief with ...

* Wildenfels Castle,

* Wolkenburg Castle,

Limbach-Oberfrohna Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Zwickau (district), Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. Main sights * ''Schloss '' (Castle) Wolkenburg * Protestant church in Oberfrohna * ''Wasserturm '' ("Water Tower") * Limbach Municipal Church Town h ...

City of Dresden (urban district, state capital)

* Albrechtsberg Castle * Eckberg Castle * Lingnerschloss (alias "Villa Stockhausen") * Nickern Castle *

Pillnitz Castle Pillnitz Palace (german: Schloss Pillnitz) is a restored Baroque architecture, Baroque schloss at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. ...

Royal Residence A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whic ...

Zwinger Palace The Zwinger (german: Dresdner Zwinger, ) is a palatial complex with gardens in Dresden, Germany. Designed by architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, it is one of the most important buildings of the Baroque period in Germany. Along with the ...

City of Leipzig (urban district)

* Gohliser Schlösschen * Pleißenburg

City of Chemnitz (urban district)

* Chemnitz Castle * Rabenstein Castle * Klaffenbach Water Castle

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Bautzen District The district of Bautzen (german: Landkreis Bautzen, hsb, Wokrjes Budyšin) is a district in the state of Saxony in Germany. Its largest towns are Bautzen, Bischofswerda, Kamenz, Hoyerswerda and Radeberg. It is the biggest district in Saxony by a ...

Meissen District Meissen (german: Meißen) is a district ('' Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the state of Brandenburg, the district of Bautzen, the urban district Dresden, the districts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ...

Vogtland District The Vogtlandkreis () is a ''Landkreis'' (rural district) in the southwest of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzge ...

Zwickau District Zwickau (german: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. History The district was established by merging the former districts Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau as part of ...

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