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Düben Castle

Name: Düben Castle
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Location: Bad Düben, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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1. Alte Mulde Oxbow – Mulde Bridge Bad Düben loop from Bad Düben

41.0km

02:22

90m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Lake Goitzsche – Mulde Bridge Bad Düben loop from Mühlbeck

34.3km

01:59

100m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mulde Bridge Bad Düben – Mulde River at Eilenburg loop from Hammermühle

49.8km

02:57

120m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Schakal

April 21, 2025

Düben Castle was first mentioned in 981 in the chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg, during the dissolution of the Diocese of Merseburg, still under its Slavic name "Dibni." The location for the castle's construction was favorable due to the ford over the Mulde River on an old trade route. This led to the development of a Slavic settlement next to the castle.

During the German colonization of the East, Flemish immigrants founded the community of Neumark next to the castle around 1200. Later, Frankish and Saxon settlers took over the old Slavic farmsteads, forming the town of Düben. In 1017, Düben Castle was owned by Count Albi, who was followed shortly thereafter by Count Friedrich von Eilenburg. In connection with the Battle of Welfesholz in 1115, Wiprecht von Groitzsch captured the castle and occupied several manors in the surrounding area from there. Margrave Otto the Rich was also imprisoned here for a time. Through an inheritance contract in 1291, the castle came into the possession of the Thuringian Landgraves, who granted it as a fief to their followers.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_D%C3%BCben

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Schakal

April 21, 2025

In 1450, the castle was completely destroyed during a noble feud between the brothers Frederick and William of Thuringia. From 1530, the castle served as the Electorate of Saxony's official residence for the Düben district. The castle gained national fame during the Kohlhase disputes with the nobleman von Zaschwitz and the Elector of Saxony, which began in 1532 and lasted until 1540 (negotiations in Düben in 1533). The most famous official was probably Philipp Melanchthon Jr. in 1554. During the Thirty Years' War, on September 15, 1631, the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf, the Brandenburg Elector George William, and the Saxon Elector John George I formed an alliance here against the Catholic Emperor Ferdinand II and subsequently defeated the imperial troops of General Tilly in the Battle of Breitenfeld. The alliance did not help the town of Düben, which was destroyed three more times (1631, 1637, and 1641) by passing mercenary armies.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_D%C3%BCben

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Schakal

April 21, 2025

One of the last witch trials in Germany also took place in Düben Castle. Tradition tells of a witches' cellar in the castle, of torture (which was banned in Saxony in 1783), a witches' grave, and a witches' dance floor.

During the Seven Years' War, the Prussian King Frederick II stayed in the castle and established his army's largest supply depot in Saxony, guarded by 5,000 soldiers. This led to the Battle of Torgau on November 3, 1760, which Frederick II won despite heavy losses.

During the Wars of Liberation, from October 10, 1813, to October 14, 1813, Napoleon set up his headquarters in Düben Castle. According to his own account, he spent the most terrible days of his life here due to the uncertainty of the military and political situation. After 1815, the castle, as well as the town of Düben, became part of Prussia. The Justice and Revenue Office, established in the castle in 1780, was dissolved in 1942.

After the Second World War, a landscape and local history museum dedicated to the town of Bad Düben and the Düben Heath was established under the leadership of local historian Willy Winkler until 1953. Among other things, exhibits on the history of the castle and town of Düben, as well as the economic development of the region, are on display.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_D%C3%BCben

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1. Alte Mulde Oxbow – Mulde Bridge Bad Düben loop from Bad Düben

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