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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Freital

Memorial stone for Castle Thorun

Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Freital

Memorial stone for Castle Thorun

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Memorial stone for Castle Thorun

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Location: Freital, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG

May 18, 2021

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Along the path on the eastern edge of the forest with a view of Pesterwitz we come to a memorial stone that reminds of Thorun Castle, which probably stood here. …

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Peter W. Janakiew

November 17, 2020

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Before 1206, the burgrave Heinrich II von Dohna had a castle built secretly and illegally on the Burgwartsberg - the Castell Thorun. The name Thorun can be a transfer from the time and area of the Crusades, since the burgrave Heinrich II von Dohna is said to have participated in the crusade in 1197/98. Thorun Castle, however, was on episcopal territory. It belonged to the diocese of Meißen and for years Bishop Diertrich II and the burgrave fought over the territory.

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Wandern_um_Dresden

March 17, 2024

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Thorun Castle was the subject of a court hearing in 1206 in a dispute between the Bishop of Meißen and the Burgrave of Dohna. The order for the demolition of the castle was laid down in a document in which the city of Dresden was mentioned in writing for the first time.

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