Wachwitz Castle

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Courtyard side of Wachwitz Castle
Elbe side of Wachwitz Castle

Wachwitz Castle is a castle in the former royal vineyard on the Elbe slope of Wachwitz in Dresden . It is located on an area of ​​around 27 hectares at the Wachwitzer Höhenpark . In addition to the palace and the royal villa, it also includes the Wachwitz rhododendron garden and numerous outbuildings.

history

1824: Construction of the palace

Crown Prince Friedrich August , who lived in Niederpoyritz , bought three vineyards in Wachwitz in 1824 and built a palace as his summer residence.

1892: The Royal Villa

villa

In 1892 the palace had to give way to the future house of Crown Prince Friedrich August , built according to plans by Wilhelm Teichgräber in the neo-Renaissance style . After he took office in 1904, the Royal Villa served him and his family as a summer residence.

1936: construction of the castle

The actual Wachwitz Castle was built from 1936 to 1937 by the architect Max Hans Kühne above the Royal Villa. It served as the residence of Friedrich Christian von Sachsen from the Wettin family . In 1945 the Wettins were expropriated .

After 1945: continued use

After 1945, the palace and villa were used by the Soviet military as the administrative headquarters of the Soviet military administration, and from 1947 to 1949 it served the Soviet travel agency as an Intourist hotel. After that, until 1990 the castle was a branch of the youth college "Wilhelm Pieck" for the training of cultural cadres of the FDJ . From 1990 to 1993 it was used as a conference center and guest house for the Dresden Medical Academy , after which it was vacant.

The Royal Villa was used for further training for teachers in the Dresden district until 1990, and from 1990 to 1993 it was the seat of the Saxon Academy for further training for teachers and educators . After a vacancy, the renovation and conversion to condominiums followed.

today

In 2002, the heirs of the Wettin family filed claims for restitution and litigated against the Free State. The claims were rejected by the Dresden Administrative Court in mid-2003 . The House of Wettin then filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice in Strasbourg. Among other things, the Wettins refer to a state treaty from 1924/25, according to which the entire property is part of the private assets of the House of Wettin.

For years , the Free State of Saxony tried unsuccessfully to sell to private investors through its state-owned company, Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement . Since the castle and villa had not been used for years (the castle since 1994, the villa since 1997) the buildings fell into disrepair. In July 2007, the Free State finally sold Wachwitz Castle to the VVK (asset management firm) Dresden. According to a press release from the Saxon Ministry of Finance, the area will mainly be used for apartments. It was also contractually agreed that the rhododendron garden and the main hiking trails would remain open to the public.

From 2011 to the end of 2012, the VVK Dresden renovated the castle and converted it into 20 owner-occupied apartments.

Rhododendron Park

The Rhododendron Park is located near the castle . It was opened on May 13, 1972 after two years of design and construction. The 10,000 m² park is home to around 1000 rhododendrons with 200 varieties, 60 species and many varieties of trees and ornamental shrubs. The project was realized by the horticultural engineer Karl Scholz (1912–1983), who is considered to be the founder of the park, in cooperation with Werner Dänhardt (Institute for Horticulture in Pillnitz) and garden designer Henke. They were supported by Siegfried Sommer ( TU Dresden ) and many volunteers.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Wachwitz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dresden Administrative Court (5 K 3229/1999, 5 K 3231/1999)
  2. ↑ Statement by IKKH Dr. Prince Albert of Saxony and Princess Elmira of Saxony at the auction of Wachwitz Castle , Prince Albert of Saxony.
  3. ^ Wachwitz Castle sold by the Free State of Saxony. (PDF; 84.5 KB) Saxon State Ministry of Finance , July 25, 2007, accessed on January 10, 2020 (press release).
  4. ↑ Genia Bleier: 20 modern apartments in Wachwitz Castle - at the end of 2013, the “Royal Vineyard” will be complete. In: Dresdner Latest News . December 13, 2012, p. 17 , accessed January 10, 2020 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 46 ″  N , 13 ° 49 ′ 45 ″  E