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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Zehista Castle

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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Pirna

Zehista Castle

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

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1. Gasthof Zur Post Zehista – Flood Protection Facilities loop from Köttewitz

11.4km

03:04

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View from Steinhübel – Hallstein Viewpoint loop from Zehista

11.2km

03:09

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. View of Dohma – Schilfteich loop from Sonnenstein

16.7km

04:34

260m

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🌈Markus☮️DD 🆓️Naturism❤️ joy Your Life

April 5, 2023

Even before the Thirty Years' War, the Zehista manor was converted into a castle. For Zehista, located south of Pirna, an outwork was first mentioned in 1458 and in 1551 a knight's estate based on old scripts. In 1639, during the siege of Pirna that took place during this war, the castle temporarily housed the headquarters of the Swedish Field Marshal Johan Banér. In 1651 it came into the possession of Banér's former opponent, the Pirna fortress commander Johann

Siegmund von Liebenau. In 1735, Johann Adolph von Brühl, a brother of Heinrich Graf von Brühl, bought the property. The house church from 1742, which is worth seeing, was also built in his time. The last owners of the castle were the noble family von Rex, who owned it from 1820 until it was expropriated as part of the land reform in the Soviet occupation zone in 1945.

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maria

March 30, 2025

The castle had been empty since 1995. In 2011, a private investor began renovating the main building. This work was largely completed in December 2014. The castle is now used for residential purposes (9 apartments).

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Wanderfreund Robert Diamant

February 12, 2025

The castle is being restored and has a rustic castle park that can be explored.

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

Zehista Castle

1. Gasthof Zur Post Zehista – Flood Protection Facilities loop from Köttewitz

2. View from Steinhübel – Hallstein Viewpoint loop from Zehista

3. View of Dohma – Schilfteich loop from Sonnenstein

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