List of castles and palaces in Thuringia
There is a large number of castles and palaces on the territory of the German state of Thuringia . These buildings, some of which can look back on 1000 years of history, were the scene of historical events, the workplaces of well-known personalities and are often still impressive buildings today. Ornamental and replicas that were never used as residential buildings or for defense are not listed .
Eisenach
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Berteroda Castle |
Eisenach location |
lock | ||
Palais Bechtolsheim |
Eisenach location |
Chancellor's Palace on Jakobsplan | ||
Charlottenburg |
Eisenach location |
lock | ||
Eisenach Castle |
Eisenach location |
ruin | ||
Old residence , Steinhof, today Esplanade residence house |
Eisenach | |||
Eisenach city palace |
Eisenach location |
lock | ||
Fischbach Castle |
Eisenach location |
lock | ||
Hunting lodge Hohe Sonne |
Eisenach | Hunting lodge | ||
Wasserburg clamp | Eisenach | Moated castle | ||
Wasserburg and Madelungen Castle | Eisenach | Ground monument / ruin |
Ground monument (buildings were demolished around 1947) | |
Malittenburg | Eisenach | Ground monument / ruin |
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Metilstein | Eisenach | Ground monument / ruin |
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Neuenhof Palace |
Neuenhof location |
lock | ||
Rudolfstein Castle |
Eisenach location |
Ground monument / ruin |
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Stedtfeld moated castle | City field | Ground monument | In the 15th century dilapidated and gradually demolished, the lower and upper locks were built in the area of the outer bailey |
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Stone stick | City field | Castle / ruin | St. Margaret's Church also belonged to the castle area. | |
Lower lock | City field | lock | (First) residential castle of the Boyneburgk family, also today's castle with a local museum. The northern part of the palace complex was demolished after 1995. |
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Upper lock | City field | Castle / ruin | (Second) residential palace with manor of the Boyneburgk family. Around 1995 the neglected castle was demolished and a farm building was preserved |
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New lock | City field | Castle-like villa | (Third) residential castle of the Boyneburgk family, built around 1870 on the eastern edge of the village near the manor. |
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Wartburg |
Eisenach location |
Castle | The Wartburg was founded around 1067 by Ludwig the Springer . Since 1999, the castle is part of the UNESCO - World Heritage Site . |
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Pflugensberg Castle |
Eisenach location |
lock | until 2011 seat of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia |
Erfurt
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Blosenburg |
Melchendorf location |
Wallburg | Time position unknown | |
Citadel Cyriaksburg |
Brühlervorstadt location |
citadel | ||
Krummhaus | Toompea | Domburg | Except for a two-story tower, no longer preserved. | |
Marienburg (White Castle) |
Hochheim location |
Wallburg | Finds in the complex range from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. | |
Möbisburg Castle |
Möbisburg location |
Early medieval castle complex | The church of the same name and a cemetery are located in the complex, which has only survived as a hill fort. In 1160 the castle was described as desolate. |
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Molsdorf Castle |
Molsdorf location |
lock | ||
Petersberg Citadel |
Old town location |
citadel | The citadel was built in 1665. Previously the location of a medieval castle. |
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Stedten Castle |
Stedten on the Gera location |
lock | Demolished in 1949 | |
Stotternheim moated castle | Stuttering home | Moated castle | East of Stotternheim and seven kilometers north of the
In the city of Erfurt, the moated castle was in the Gera floodplain , which is close to the groundwater . |
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Vieselbach Castle | Vieselbach | Castle | No more leftovers. | |
Forest house Willroda |
Egstedt location |
Manor, moated castle | The manor goes back to a facility from the 11th century. The manor was first mentioned in 1204. |
Gera
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Orangery |
Gera location |
Orangery | The orangery was built between 1729 and 1732. At the end of the Second World War, the orangery was badly damaged. It has housed the Gera art collection since 1972. |
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Osterstein Castle |
Gera location |
lock | ||
Tinz Castle |
Gera location |
former moated castle | ||
Naulitzer Schanze |
Gera location |
Early German castle site, multi-part rampart | ||
Kaimberg manor | Gera | Manor |
Jena
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Burgau castle ruins |
Burgau location |
Castle ruins | ||
Drackendorf Castle |
Drackendorf location |
lock | Canceled in 1949 | |
Kunitzburg |
Jena location |
Castle | ||
Greifberg Castle | Jena | |||
Isserstedt moated castle | Isserstedt | |||
Jena Castle | Jena | lock | The Jena Castle was demolished, today the main university building of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena is located here . |
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Kirchberg castle ruins | Jena | Castle ruins | Today the fox tower is located here. | |
Königshof Kirchberg | Jena | |||
Lobdeburg ruins | Jena | ruin | ||
Lower Lobdeburg | Old Lobeda | |||
Thalstein Castle |
Jena location |
lock | ||
Wintberg Castle | Jena |
Weimar
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Belvedere Palace |
Weimar location |
lock | ||
Yellow lock |
Weimar location |
lock | ||
Green lock |
Weimar location |
lock | The Duchess Anna Amalia Library is located here . The library (HAAB for short) was founded in 1691. On September 2, 2004, it burned in the HAAB and essential works of art were destroyed. |
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City Palace |
Weimar location |
lock | ||
Red lock |
Weimar location |
lock | ||
Tiefurt Castle |
Weimar location |
lock |
Altenburger Land district
Eichsfeld district
District of Gotha
District of Greiz
Hildburghausen district
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Bedheim Castle | Römhild OT Bedheim | |||
Bertholdsburg Castle | Schleusingen | |||
Engenstein Castle | Lock bottom OT Engenstein | |||
Eisfeld Castle | Ice field | |||
Ernstthal hunting lodge | Sluice base OT Schönbrunn | |||
Glücksburg Castle | Römhild | |||
Hellingen Castle | Heldburg OT Hellingen | Moated castle, later a castle | ||
Hartenburg | Römhild | Wall remains of a castle | ||
Hessberg Castle | Veilsdorf OT Heßberg | |||
Ingilinburg (also Trigelsburg, Friselenburg) | Veilsdorf | |||
Marisfeld Castle | Marisfeld | |||
Upper town moated castle | Upper Town | |||
Osterburg castle ruins | Henfstädt | |||
Residential palace | Hildburghausen | Destroyed in 1945; Remains removed until 1950 | ||
Reurieth Castle | Reurieth | |||
Seidingstadt Castle | Straufhain | |||
Stone castle | Römhild | ruin | ||
Straufhain castle ruins | Straufhain | |||
Veste Heldburg | Heldburg | |||
Henfstädt rear castle | ||||
Front lock | Henfstädt | |||
Weitersroda Castle | Hildburghausen |
Ilm district
Kyffhäuserkreis
Nordhausen district
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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"Blauer Hof" moated castle | Niedergebra | |||
Ebersburg (Harz) | Harztor OT Herrmannsacker | |||
Hainrode Castle | Bleicherode OT Hainrode | |||
Small Herrenburg (castle hill) Mauderode | Werther OT Mauderode | |||
Hohnstein Castle | Harztor OT Neustadt / Harz | |||
Hue de Grais Castle | Bleicherode OT Wolkramshausen | |||
Lohra Castle | Großlohra | |||
Heinrichsburg | Harztor OT Neustadt / Harz | |||
Heringen Castle | Pegs / helmets | |||
Humboldt Castle | Pegs / helmets OT Auleben | |||
Ilburg | Harztor OT Ilfeld | |||
Schadewald Castle (Hohe Allzunah) | Harztor OT Herrmannsacker | |||
Friedenland Castle | Harztor OT Herrmannsacker | |||
Lehnberg Castle | Harztor OT Herrmannsacker | |||
Low all-too-close | Harztor OT Herrmannsacker | |||
Wernrode Castle | Bleicherode OT Wernrode | Castle emerged from manor | receive | |
Western all-too-close | Harztor OT Herrmannsacker | |||
Schnabelsburg (Ulrichsburg) |
Nordhausen OT Salza - Obersalza | Spurburg | gone and overbuilt, neck ditch remains |
Saale-Holzland district
Saale-Orla district
District of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Old Koenitz Castle | Unterwellenborn | The picture shows the New Castle | ||
Eichicht Castle | Kaulsdorf | |||
Eyba Castle | Saalfeld / Saale OT Eyba | |||
Friedensburg Castle | People Mountain | |||
Greifenstein Castle | Bad Blankenburg | |||
Heidecksburg Castle (residential palace) | Rudolstadt | |||
Herrenhof Castle | Probstzella OT light fir | |||
Hirschhügel Castle | Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel | |||
Kaulsdorf Castle (Saale) | Kaulsdorf | |||
Kitzerstein castle | Saalfeld / Saale | |||
Kochberg Castle | Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel | Moated castle | ||
Ludwigsburg Palace | Rudolstadt | |||
Koenitz Castle | Unterwellenborn | |||
Obernitz Castle | Saalfeld / Saale | |||
Paulinzella Hunting Lodge | Königsee OT Rottenbach | |||
Schloss Saalfeld (residential palace) | Saalfeld / Saale | |||
Schauenforst castle ruins | Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel | |||
Big swarm | Saalfeld / Saale | |||
Schwarzburg Castle | Schwarzburg | |||
Schweinbach Castle | Volksberg OT Schweinbach | |||
Weissenburg Castle | Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel | |||
Wespenstein Castle | Graefenthal |
Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
Sömmerda district
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Beichlingen Castle |
Kölleda OT Beichlingen location |
lock | Beichlingen Castle was first mentioned in 1014. The castle was expanded and rebuilt over the centuries. |
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Eckstedt Castle | Eckstedt | lock | ||
Gebesee Castle | Gebesee | lock | ||
Großneuhausen Castle | Großneuhausen | lock | demolished from 1948 | |
Kannawurf Castle | Kindelbrück OT Kannawurf | lock | ||
Markvippach moated castle | Markvippach | Moated castle | ||
Old castle | Markvippach | lock | demolished after 1945 | |
Ostramondra moated castle | Ostramondra | lock | ||
Raspenburg | Rastenberg | Burgstall / ruin | ||
Runneburg | Weissensee | Castle | ||
Schilfa Castle | Gangloffsommern OT Schilfa | lock | Demolished in 1948 | |
Straussfurt Castle | Straussfurt | lock | demolished after 1945 | |
Table Mountain Castle | Udestedt | Castle site | ||
Teutleben castle ruins | Buttstädt OT Teutleben | |||
Moated castle Ollendorf | Ollendorf | |||
Hardisleben Castle | Buttstädt OT Hardisleben | |||
Vippach Castle | Castle Vippach | Demolished in 1948 |
Sonneberg district
image | Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks |
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Almerswind Castle | Schalkau | |||
Effelder Castle | Frankenblick OT Effelder | |||
Ehnes manor | Schalkau | |||
Burgstelle Grub | Schalkau OT Bachfeld | |||
Mupperg Castle | Föritztal OT Mupperg | |||
Neuhaus Castle | Föritztal OT Neuhaus-Schierschnitz | |||
Neuhaus Castle | Föritztal OT Neuhaus-Schierschnitz | |||
Oberlind Castle | Sonneberg OT Oberlind (leveled) | |||
Rauenstein castle ruins | Frankenblick OT Rauenstein | |||
New Rauenstein Castle | Frankenblick OT Rauenstein | |||
Schaumberg castle ruins | Schalkau | |||
Sonneberg Castle | Sonneberg | |||
Unterlind Castle | Sonneberg OT Unterlind | |||
Celtic ramparts "Auf dem Herrenberg" | Neuhaus am Rennweg OT Siegmundsburg |
Unstrut-Hainich district
Wartburg district
Weimarer Land district
See also
- List of residential castles in Thuringia
- Thuringian Palaces and Gardens Foundation
- List of castles and fortifications on the dune
- List of castles and palaces in the Eichsfeld
- List of castles and fortifications in the lower area
Literature (general overview)
- Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia. 430 castles, castle ruins and fortifications, Wartberg publishing house, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 978-3-86134-631-9 . 464 pages
- Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and prehistoric living spaces , Verlag Jenzig, 3rd edition 2017, ISBN 978-3-91014-196-4 . 415 pages
Web links
Commons : Castles and Palaces in Thuringia - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deutschlandfunk.de , Sunday Walk, September 14, 2014, Eva Firzlaff: Lots of Legacy (February 17, 2016)