Salder House (german: Schloss Salder) is a stately home in the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

style in Salder, a village in the borough of

Salzgitter Salzgitter (; Eastphalian: ''Soltgitter'') is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven ''Oberzentren'' of Lower ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

. It was built in 1608 for the lords of

Saldern Saldern (up to the 17th century, Salder) or von Saldern, is the name of an old German aristocratic family from the areas of Hildesheim and Brunswick Land. The family seat of the same name is an eponymous castle on the River Fuhse in Salzgitter- S ...

by master builder, Paul Francke, by order of ''Kriegsrat'' David Sachses of

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. In 1695, the heir to the throne,

Augustus William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...

bought the complex and had major restoration work carried out on it. Since 1962 Salzgitter's town museum has been located in Salder House and may be visited free of charge. Its major exhibition themes are

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

prehistory Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...

and

protohistory Protohistory is a period between prehistory and history during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted the existence of those pre-literate groups in their own writings. For example, in ...

as well as the history of the town and 31 villages of Salzgitter borough from the Baroque period to the 20th century. In the division titled "From Ore to Steel" (''Vom Erz zum Stahl'') various models are displayed, including one of the ''Gebrüder Schreitel'' iron foundry.Press release by Salzgitter town in 2008
/ref> A wide variety of open-air events are held in the courtyard during the summer months.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Houses completed in 1608 Buildings and structures in Salzgitter Manor houses in Germany 1608 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire