Frohburg Castle

Like no other building, the castle is closely linked to the history of the city of the same name. In the very well-preserved castle, you can admire building elements from very different eras and let the history work its magic on you: museum-schloss-frohburg.de. The castle is open to visitors all year round from Tuesday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

construction time
16th century, 18th century, early 19th century
1544, from 1727
architectural style
Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism
builder
[Dehio] Michael (Nickel) von Teckwitz (1544), [Poenicke] Melchior von Kreutzen,
von Hardenberg family (from 1727),
Freiherr Ernst von Blümner (early 19th century)
Builder/Architect
–
Status
The castle in Frohburg has been renovated.
Todays use
museum, library
Access
The castle in Frohburg can be visited.

description

Layout
irregular four-leaf system,
structure
two and three floors
facade
unadorned plaster facade, east wing with buttresses, curtain arched windows and Renaissance robes, gable with blind niches and coats of arms, south wing with gateway, baroque jambs, west wing with portal to the courtyard, cornice with volute consoles, courtyard shaped by the 18th century,
roof shape
gabled roofs

Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/schloss-frohburg-leipzig-3

Frohburg Castle formed the center of one of the largest manors in Saxony until 1945 and is one of its culturally and historically valuable monuments. Today's four-wing complex emerged from a medieval castle around 1200.