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"High above the Müglitz Valley, perched picturesquely on a steep cliff, sits Lauenstein Castle, a gem of Saxon Renaissance architecture. Historical sources are silent about the castle's origins. Lauenstein was most likely founded around 1200 as a border fortress. Whether it was built by the Margraves of Meissen or the Bohemian noble family of Hrabischitz to secure their territory remains uncertain. Lauenstein was first mentioned in writing in 1241. Even today, the ruins on the outer rocky spur are a reminder of the medieval castle." https://www.schloss-lauenstein.de/schloss/geschichte/

Reinhardtsgrimma Baroque Palace. Information: A medieval moated castle, first documented in 1206, was demolished, and the Baroque palace with its gardens was built between 1765 and 1767 in the Late Baroque style.

Kuckuckstein Castle in Liebstadt. Information: The castle sits on a rocky outcrop (380 m above sea level) overlooking the Seidewitz river valley. It was first documented on September 4, 1410. However, it can be assumed that the settlement and the castle (in its early days probably more of a fortress) originated much earlier. It is unclear whether the settlement or the fortress was built first.

The ruins of Frauenstein Castle are located on a 680-meter-high granite porphyry rock on the ridge of the Eastern Ore Mountains near the town of Frauenstein in the district of Central Saxony. See: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Frauenstein_(Erzgebirge)

Reinhardtsgrimma's architectural gem is undoubtedly the rural Baroque castle, built two years after the end of the Seven Years' War from 1765 to 1767, according to plans by the senior building councilor, Johann Friedrich Knöbel, on behalf of the Saxon Chamber Councilor Lippold, in place of the medieval moated castle "Haus Reinertsgrym." http://reinhardtsgrimma.hiller-musik.de/schloss.html

Overall, it seems a bit deserted, as if the good times are over, but it still has its charm, or rather, precisely because of that. A good place for a short break.

Lauenstein Castle and Park Information: A castle dating back to the 13th century, which was expanded and developed into a palace from the mid-16th century onwards. The building is now used by the Eastern Ore Mountains Museum at Lauenstein Castle. The oldest parts date from the mid-13th century onwards.

The building is privately owned and houses the "Gottfried Silbermann Museum" of the city of Frauenstein.