Schönfeld Palace (Schönfeld)
The Schoenfeld castle in the Saxon village of Schoenfeld was as Wasserburg first mentioned in the 13th century and expanded over the centuries. The noble family Schönfeld sat here until the early 15th century . The buildings date from the years 1560 to 1580. In 1882, Baron von Burgk acquired the Schönfeld Palace and had it rebuilt by 1884. Today Schönfeld Palace is one of the most important neo-renaissance castles in Saxony.
location
Schönfeld Castle is located three kilometers from the A13 exit ( Thiendorf ) in the direction of Großenhain in the municipality of Schönfeld on the B 98 . The castle can be reached with the bus routes 455 and 456 of the Meißen transport company.
history
A document dated January 21, 1216 mentions Tammo de Sconevelt as a witness to the transfer of the village and the church of Zadel by the Margrave Dietrich to the Altzella monastery . This represents the first mention of Schönfeld as a feudal lordship. At that time, in the area of the large tower, there was a system with a defensive character to protect the high street , a trade route. In 1309 37 Hufen Land belong to the noble seat of the Sconevelt . The noble family of Schönfelder owned several manor houses, some of the lords were the right hand of the margrave. In 1350, the soldiers of the Upper Lusatian Six Cities League besieged the place. Due to death and inheritance, half of the Schönfeld rulership passed to the von Köckritz family in 1400 . Jan de Schonfeld is mentioned in 1413 as the last owner from the Schönfeld family . The rule of the eponymous family on Schönfeld finally expires in 1421.
Then two liege lords sit in Schönfeld, the lordships "Neue Theils" and "Alten Theils" exist. Initially, representatives of the Meißnian families Maltitz and Miltitz are enfeoffed . In 1448 “Titz von Honsberg” follows in Schönfeld “Neuen Theils”. The rule of "Alten Theils" passes to "Ludold von der Sahla" after marriage. From 1465 on, the other part of the Schönfeld manor belonged to the Lords of the Sahla . During her reign, from 1560 to 1590, the two palace complexes were built as solid structures in the forms of the Saxon Renaissance .
After three centuries, the rule of those from the Sahla finally passed to the Electoral Saxon Chamberlain Carl Friedrich von Erdmannsdorf , who married Charlotte Sophia von der Sahla in 1765. From this point on, the von Erdmannsdorff family provided the Schönfeld lords, feudal lords and court lords for several generations. In 1768 Carl Friedrich von Erdmannsdorff had the moat around the castle partially filled. In 1830 three towers and the two drawbridges of the castle were demolished. Schönfeld "Alten Theils" and "Neuen Theils" were formally reunited in 1860 to form a manor.
In 1882 Maximilian Dathe von Burgk , the grandson of Carl Friedrich August Freiherr Dathe von Burgk , received the Schönfeld castle and manor from his father as a wedding present. Between 1882 and 1884, under the direction of architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel , he had the building expanded and furnished in the neo-renaissance style. In 1883 the farm buildings and the “inspector's house” in the manor grounds were expanded. Between 1889 and 1893, the “Royal Horticultural Director” Max Bertram managed the 6.4-hectare castle park as an open English landscape garden. From 1900 to 1901 a newly built riding hall was added. In 1945 the barons of Burgk were expropriated.
The first security work to preserve the castle was carried out in 1989. Between 1990 and 1994 the restoration and reconstruction of the outer skin of the large tower, including the connecting structure and the north-east gable on the main building, took place. The renovation of the facade of the main building and its extensions followed by 1997. The balustrade of the main building was completed in 1998. In 1999 the outer skin of the economic wing was renovated and reconstructed. It also included the installation of the heating system for the entire castle complex. A pilgrims' hostel on the Saxon Way of St. James was established in 2003.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Schönfelder Traumschloss - History (accessed on June 4, 2016)
- ↑ Heyko Dehn: Historical Saxony - Schönfeld bei Thiendorf (accessed on June 4, 2016)
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 14.2 " N , 13 ° 42 ′ 33.4" E