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Altes Jagdschloss Wermsdorf

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Altes Jagdschloss Wermsdorf

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Location: Wermsdorf, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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1. Allee No. 8 – Hubertusburg Palace loop from Oschatz

42.7km

02:30

260m

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2. Allee No. 8 – Hubertusburg Palace loop from Mügeln (b Oschatz) Stadt

40.2km

02:23

260m

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3. Silbersee – Allee No. 8 loop from Wermsdorf

32.5km

02:15

300m

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Jeannette B

January 3, 2024

Renaissance castle from the 17th century, headquarters of the Wermsdorf tourist information office, guided tours on request, registry office.

The extensive game-rich Wermsdorf forests encouraged Elector Christian II to have the first hunting lodge built on the site of the old manor between 1607 and 1610. This was kept very simple and was therefore soon rebuilt and expanded in the style of the German Renaissance from 1617 to 1626 on the orders of Elector Johann Georg I. Builder Simon Hoffmann gave the castle its current shape.

Three irregular wings form the courtyard, numerous gables effectively enliven the facades and a special decoration is a bay window with artistic sandstone work. An octagonal stair tower with a lantern and a curved hood separates the two main wings.

From 1626 to 1628 the building served as an electoral hunting lodge. However, the turmoil of the 30 Years' War interrupted the actual purpose until 1685.

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Jeannette B

January 3, 2024

From then on, Elector Johann Georg III used it. again as a hunting lodge.

In 1696, Elector August the Strong handed the castle over to his governor, Egon Prince von Fürstenberg, with the order to prepare the local forests for hunting.

After Fürstenberg's death in 1716, August the Strong took over the castle with the entire hunting facility in order to have it further expanded for the Elector Prince. With the construction of Hubertusburg, the “Old Hunting Lodge” lost its importance. It served as a guest house and apartment for servants. In 1873, the then King of Saxony had the castle set up again for his court hunts. It was a royal hunting lodge until 1918.

After the prince's expropriation, the entire furnishings were brought to Moritzburg or auctioned off. Apartments and office spaces were created from the rooms.

Today, in addition to the municipal administration, the Old Hunting Lodge also houses the tourist information center, a cultural meeting center, the registry office, the police station and the riding stable

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Jeannette B

January 3, 2024

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Location: Wermsdorf, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Altes Jagdschloss Wermsdorf

1. Allee No. 8 – Hubertusburg Palace loop from Oschatz

2. Allee No. 8 – Hubertusburg Palace loop from Mügeln (b Oschatz) Stadt

3. Silbersee – Allee No. 8 loop from Wermsdorf

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