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Saalfeld Castle

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Location: Saalfeld/Saale, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Saalfeld Market Square – Saalfeld Town Hall loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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2. Saalfeld Market Square – Saalfeld Town Hall loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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3. Saalfeld Market Square – Blankenburger Gate loop from Graba

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

September 16, 2024

As early as 1700, a chronicle mentions the baroque pleasure garden. A travel guide states:
"The palace garden is open to everyone for strolling and is an ornament to the city. In addition, the beautiful view that is offered to the stroller ensures pleasant enjoyment."

The garden was framed by several buildings, such as the cavalier house, the orangery and the former stable building with the riding arena, which were built between 1695 and 1710. The palace park was converted into a cultural park in 1963/64. The pond was created, aviaries and a game enclosure were built.

Source:
thueringen.info/saalfeld-residenzschloss.html

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

September 16, 2024

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On March 29, 1677, construction of the castle began by Duke Albrecht, who ruled the Duchy of Gotha-Altenburg together with his six brothers. Until the previous year, the seven brothers had held court together at Friedenstein Castle in Gotha, but then went with their wives to the places from which they received their income, because their father, Ernst the Pious, had assigned them partial principalities ("Mutschierungen"), but without dividing the land under imperial law.

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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Saalfeld

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September 16, 2024

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Albrecht had initially considered converting the Saalfeld town hall into a palace, but then decided to start building a new palace on the site of a former Benedictine monastery. In 1676, the brothers began negotiations to divide their father's inheritance, which ultimately led to a division of the country with the "Gotha Main Recess" in 1680. However, Albrecht was now assigned Saxe-Coburg and moved to Coburg. His youngest brother, Johann Ernst, took over Saalfeld and continued building the palace there. The north wing was completed in 1704. At the same time, work was carried out on the palace gardens with orangery, stables and music pavilion, and the palace chapel was also built at this time. In 1720, the low south wing (no longer there today) and thus the entire building was completed.

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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Saalfeld

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Saalfeld Castle

1. Saalfeld Market Square – Saalfeld Town Hall loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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