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Droyßig Castle

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Location: Droyßig, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Droyßig Castle – Droyßig Castle and Park loop from Droyßig

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2. Bear Enclosure Droyßig – Droyßig Castle loop from Mannsdorf

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3. Droyßig Castle and Park – Droyßig Castle loop from Droyßig

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Michi LE

May 22, 2023

Droyssig Castle

construction time
12th Century, 17th Century, 19th Century,
1863
architectural style
Romanesque, Baroque, Historicism
builder
Albert von Droyßig, Christian Julius von Hoym
Builder/Architect
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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.

Description

Layout
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 roofs

Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/schloss-droyssig-zeitz-halle-saale

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Michi LE

May 22, 2023

Castle Chapel Droyßig

construction 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.

Description

type
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 side

Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/droyssig-zeitz-schlosskapelle-halle-saale

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Frank_S.

April 20, 2021

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

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Elevation 300 m

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Location: Droyßig, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Droyßig Castle

1. Droyßig Castle – Droyßig Castle and Park loop from Droyßig

2. Bear Enclosure Droyßig – Droyßig Castle loop from Mannsdorf

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