The predecessor of today's facility was probably a fort-like moated castle. Today's three-storey complex encloses a square courtyard, the fourth side of which is delimited by a shield wall with a tower. The main and entrance wings to the south are framed by two square corner towers.

Kannawurf was originally a fort-like water castle.
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The castle has been painstakingly renovated by an association since 2007.

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In 1564, Georg II Vitzthum von Eckstedt built the Renaissance castle Kannawurf on the estate, which had been in the family since 1539; there were also three other manors in …

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1. Kyffhäuser Cycle Path – Wipper Gorge loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

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2. Grundeloch near Kindelbrück – View of the Sachsenburg castles loop from Straußfurt

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3. Lake Schönfelder – View of the Sachsenburg castles loop from Kiebitzhöhe

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Location: Kannawurf, Sömmerda, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Kyffhäuser Cycle Path – Wipper Gorge loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

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