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Rose Garden at Hartenfels Castle

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    1. Hartenfels Castle – Torgau Town Hall loop from Welsau

    12.8km

    03:14

    30m

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

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    April 26, 2022

    Hartenfels Castle Torgau

    Construction period
    15th century, 16th century, 17th century,
    18th century,
    Albrechtsbau 1483 to 1485,
    Johann-Friedrich-Bau from 1533, Wendelstein 1534,
    Chapel wing 1543 to 1544,
    Entrance wing 1620 to 1624,
    Wing E 1791
    Architectural style
    Renaissance, Baroque
    Builder
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    Master builder/architect
    Arnold von Westfalen,
    Konrad (Conrad) Pflüger (1483 to 1485, Albrechtsbau),
    Hans Zingkeyssen and Conrad (Kunz) Krebs (Johann-Friedrich-Bau),
    Nickel Grohmann, chapel wing),
    Andreas Schwartz and Hans Steger (entrance wing),
    Condition
    Hartenfels Castle in Torgau has been renovated.
    Current use
    Administration, museum.
    Access
    Hartenfels Castle in Torgau is open to the public and can be visited. The park is in a well-kept condition.
    Description
    Floor plan
    irregular, closed, square courtyard, first mentioned in 973 as a German castle ward, the original castle complex had three wings and roughly enclosed the current castle courtyard.
    Building structure
    Wing A – entrance wing: three-storey,
    Wing B – chapel wing: three- and four-storey,
    Wing C – Johann-Friedrich building: four-storey,
    Wing D – Albrechts building: three-storey,
    Wing E – three-storey on a high basement,
    Facade
    Wing A – entrance wing: city side, different protruding facade parts, dormer windows, two octagonal towers, main portal with bell tower and coat of arms, courtyard side with stair tower, round-arched gate with rusticated jambs,
    Wing B – chapel wing: curtain-arched windows, dormer windows, richly decorated bay window, courtyard room building with cornices,
    Wing C – Johann-Friedrich building: coupled curtain-arched windows, large spiral stone on a cube-shaped substructure, open, delicate construction,
    Wing D – Albrechts building: coupled curtain-arched windows, dormer windows, Gothic portal, diamond-block consoles, main hall with loggias, surrounding gallery,
    Wing E - simple plastered construction,
    Roof shape
    Gable roofs, Wing E mansard hip roof,
    Further information
    Park
    The rose garden is located to the west of the castle.


    Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/torgau-schloss-hartenfels

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      June 27, 2022

      Nice landscaped garden, when we were there there was no entrance fee to enter the gardens.

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        August 28, 2022

        🌹🥀 Just sit and enjoy.

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