Rammenau (
German) or Ramnow (
Upper Sorbian
Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as "Wendish", is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together ...
) 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
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (; ; 19 May 1762 – 29 January 1814) was a German philosopher who became a founding figure of the philosophical movement known as German idealism, which developed from the theoretical and ethical writings of Immanuel Kan ...
.
Rammenau Castle was built between 1721 and 1735 by architect
Johann Christoph Knöffel for Ernst Ferdinand von Knoch,
chamberlain of king
Augustus II the Strong. As Knoch went bankrupt with the immense costs of this project, Franz Josef von Hoffmann purchased it in a foreclosure auction in 1744. In 1879 it was sold to the ''von Posern'' family, with the last owner, Margarete von Helldorff née von Posern, being expropriated by the communists in 1945. Today it is owned by the
State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony and open to the public, housing a museum with period furniture.
File:Castle Rammenau Germany 101.JPG, Rammenau Castle, park side
File:Castle Rammenau Germany 102.JPG, Park
File:Rammenau Chinesisches Zimmer.jpg, The Chinese Room
File:Sog Bulgarisches Zimmer.JPG, The Pompeiian room
File:Rammenau Blaues Zimmer.jpg, The Blue Room
See also
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List of Baroque residences
References
Literature
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External links
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Municipalities in Saxony
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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