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

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    1. Ascent to Teufelskanzel – Tharandt Castle Ruins loop from Freital-Hainsberg West

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    2. Heinrich Cotta's Grave – Ruins of Tharandt Castle loop from Tharandt

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    3. Tharandt Castle Ruins – Heinrich Cotta's Grave loop from Tharandt

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    October 25, 2021

    The castle in Tharandt was built between 1858 and 1861 instead of a country house and acquired in 1866 by the Polish count and chamberlain Michael Jérôme Leszczyc-Sumiński. He had remodeling work done and in 1898 bequeathed the castle to his stepson Baron von Recum. In 1936 redesign work took place again after the castle was destroyed by fire. The archway has design elements from Indian-Islamic architecture. The castle is located below the castle ruins.

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      April 23, 2021

      Tharandt Castle was acquired between 1858 and 1861 by the Polish Count and Chamberlain Michael Jerome Leszczyc-Suminski.
      After 1945, the Forestry School, later the Forestry Academy, was located in the castle.

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        May 9, 2021

        Unfortunately, one can only guess what a proud house it might have been. It's a shame that everything is decaying! Nevertheless, a detour is worthwhile, because if you have a bit of imagination, you can dream of better times despite the poor state of the building. .

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          October 3, 2021

          Tharandt Castle next to the castle ruins was built in 1858-1861 as a sculptor's studio. From 1866 a new owner converted it into a romantic residential palace in the Moorish-Oriental Tudor style. We owe its current appearance to a fire in 1936. The castle was then used by the Tharandt Forestry School (today part of the TU Dresden) until 2000. The castle has been privately owned since 2002 and is gradually being renovated. Inside, the work has largely been completed. There is still a lot of work to be done from the outside.

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            April 23, 2021

            The castle in Tharandt was built between 1858 and 1861 instead of a country house and acquired in 1866 by the Polish count and chamberlain Michael Jérôme Leszczyc-Sumiński. He had remodeling work done and in 1898 bequeathed the castle to his stepson Baron von Recum. In 1936 redesign work took place again after the castle was destroyed by fire. The archway has design elements from Indian-Islamic architecture.

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              April 24, 2021

              A nice old castle

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                November 15, 2021

                On the way from the forest botanical garden to the church you pass the castle and the ruins. Unfortunately, the castle doesn't look so much anymore, but the ensemble as a whole is very picturesquely situated above the place.

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                  May 21, 2022

                  The castle in Tharandt was built between 1858 and 1861 on the site of a country house and acquired in 1868 by the Polish count and chamberlain Leszczyc Suminski. He commissioned renovations and bequeathed the castle to his stepson, Baron von Recum, in 1898. Further renovations took place in 1936 after the castle was destroyed by fire. The arcade features design elements from Indo-Islamic architecture.

                  After 1945, the Forestry School, later the Forestry Academy, was located in the castle.

                  The Forestry Academy moved out at the end of the 1990s.
                  The castle has been vacant since 1999.
                  It was sold to private ownership in October 2001.

                  Current Use
                  After the renovation, which is scheduled to be completed in phases, the castle will be used for both private and public purposes.
                  The owners already live in the castle.

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                    October 13, 2021

                    Beautiful ruin in good condition

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                      May 19, 2025

                      Castle in Tharandt.

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                      Tharandt Castle, located next to the castle ruins, was built between 1858 and 1861 as a sculptor's studio. Starting in 1866, a new owner converted it into a romantic residential castle in the Moorish-Oriental Tudor style. A fire in 1936 gave it its current appearance.

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                        February 3, 2024

                        It was certainly a very nice castle at one time, but is currently a bit run down and looks more like an LP. But it still seems to be inhabited.

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                          July 16, 2023

                          Tharandt Castle is the ruin of a spur castle that is important for Saxon history on a mountain spur surrounded by the Schloitzbach and the Wild Weisseritz in the town of Tharandt near Freital in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains. It is a place of castle romance of the 19th and 20th centuries. century. Only a few structural remains have survived. Tharandt Castle next to the castle ruins, on the other hand, is a 19th-century, romantic Tudor-style residential castle that has been remodeled several times.

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                            November 22, 2023

                            Unfortunately it's more of a ruin than a castle, although it still seems to be inhabited and hasn't lost its charm!

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                              November 3, 2024

                              Obviously inhabited and privately owned. I don't begrudge the owner that. Only when the property falls into disrepair should the property be given to someone who can do so, out of decency towards previous generations (the builders) and future generations (who still have to maintain it).

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                                August 20, 2025

                                It sits high above the town of Tharandt.

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