Droyßig Castle

Droyssig Castleconstruction time
12th Century, 17th Century, 19th Century,
1863
architectural style
Romanesque, Baroque, Historicism
builder
Albert von Droyßig, Christian Julius von Hoym
Builder/Architect
–
Condition
Droyßig Castle has been partially renovated and is in good condition. The park is well maintained.
Todays use
restaurant, living
Access
The park is accessible. The main castle cannot be visited.DescriptionLayout
oval, regular layout of a moated castle, partially double wall ring with five (formerly six) protruding flanking towers, moat partially preserved,
structure
three-storey, two-storey residential buildings in front,
facade
high base zone made of quarry stone walls, otherwise plastered buildings, castle chapel quarry stone masonry
roof shape
diverse roof landscape with gabled and hipped roofsSource: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/schloss-droyssig-zeitz-halle-saale

Castle Chapel Droyßigconstruction time
17th century,
1622
architectural style
Renaissance
Builder/Architect
–
Condition
The castle chapel in Droyßig is unfinished and in good condition.
Todays use
events
Access
The castle chapel in Droyßig can be visited.Descriptiontype
The Droyßig Castle Chapel is a free-standing, wide rectangular building with four axes and a three-sided east end.
structure
natural stone building, three-storey facade,
inner space
unfinished, beginnings of a ribbed vault, remains of a gallery that was planned to run around, oriel console on the west sideSource: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/droyssig-zeitz-schlosskapelle-halle-saale

From Pötewitz, up in Pötewitzer Grund and along the Weißenborn brook to Weißenborn. In April you hike on a wonderful carpet with wood anemones.