Mönchhof Castle Park and Pond

A beautiful, small park with an idyllic pond and a nice place for a rest.

🏰 The Mönchgut Palace Park can be visited along beautiful public paths, two ponds, and a playground. The palace itself is privately owned and has several apartments. The Mönchhof was first mentioned in 1174 under the name "Reinhardsburg" as the monastery courtyard of the Benedictine Abbey of Reinhardsbrunn. Landgrave Ludwig III, the Pious (c. 1151-90) held a district court here in Siebleben. Mönchhof Palace was probably built in the Baroque style around 1727-1729 by Adolph Christian Avemann, "Princely Saxon-Gotha Privy Councilor and Chancellor of Friedenstein." In 1799, the palace became the property of Duke Ernst II (1772-1804), who gave it to his son August (1772-1822) as a wedding present and summer residence. The grounds were converted into a landscaped garden.

The Mönchpark in the Gotha-Siebleben district on Salzgitterstraße, with its romantic hunting lodge, ancient trees, and ponds, is a hidden gem unknown to many visitors.The park is the original plan of the Ducal Garden of Siebleben, which was laid out in 1799 by the court gardener Eyserbeck.
Source: gotha.de