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View of Sommerschenburg Castle

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View of Sommerschenburg Castle

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Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Rest area at Lappwaldsee – Lappwaldsee loop from Esbeck

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2. Schöningen Open-Pit Mine – Hötensleben Border Memorial loop from Esbeck

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3. Sommerschenburg Swimming Pond – Sommerschenburg Castle loop from Helmstedt

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Pascal Hug

July 4, 2019

The street village, first named in 983, originally consisted of working people from the local castle, some artisans and tradesmen. In 1056 the castle was owned by Lothar von Walbeck, in 1088 ownership changed to the counts of Summersenburg. In 1192 the castle was destroyed and rebuilt afterwards. In 1208, ownership changed to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg. In 1626, the castle was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War and rebuilt thereafter. 1680 reached the castle in Brandenburg possession and became now electoral domain and official residence for the surrounding villages. On the orders of the Prussian King Frederick II, houses for colonists were built in 1770. In 1807, the ownership changed to Jean Marie René Savary, Duke of Rovigo. On November 11, 1814, the Prussian general August Wilhelm Anton Count Neidhardt Gneisenau (1760-1831) received the castle.

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Pascal Hug

July 4, 2019

In addition to this endowment, he was awarded by King Frederick William III for his merit in the Battle of Leipzig near Leipzig Grafentitel. The today visible part of the summer fortress was created 1895-1897.

The conversion to the castle was carried out by the architect Doberentz, incorporating Gothic and Renaissance elements. The façade is characterized by open staircase, porches and gables. In the park is the mausoleum of Gneisenau with a statue of Christian smoke. In 1945, the owners were forcibly expropriated and expelled by the Communists.

In 1841 the Prussian Field Marshal and Army reformer August Neidhardt von Gneisenau was buried near his estate (Mausoleum with memorial place on the main road to summer village). Previously rested the corpse of 1831 at the Choleraverstorbenen generals in the Wormsdorf church.

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Pascal Hug

July 4, 2019

In his honor, a crypt with a marble monument was erected: In a Swiss-style memorial guard house, a deserved war veteran should keep watch over all times.

Since 1936, the Catholic St. Bernward Church is located in Sommerschenburg. Today it belongs to the parish of St. Marien with its seat in Oschersleben.

Before 1989 the "Gneisenau Schloss" housed the polytechnic secondary school. Meanwhile, the castle changed hands several times and expires increasingly. Not far from the castle is a natural swimming pool, surrounded by greenery, in the middle of the former recreational area. The lake was built in the late 1960s in a flooded iron ore mine. The recreational area was until 1989 also a children's holiday camp and a restaurant with outdoor stage. Both are currently no longer usable.

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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommerschenburg

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Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

View of Sommerschenburg Castle

1. Rest area at Lappwaldsee – Lappwaldsee loop from Esbeck

2. Schöningen Open-Pit Mine – Hötensleben Border Memorial loop from Esbeck

3. Sommerschenburg Swimming Pond – Sommerschenburg Castle loop from Helmstedt

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