オルバーンハウの洞窟・トップ14

great corner, always worth a trip

Forchheim Castle was built in 1558 for Christoph von Berbisdorf. The city of Chemnitz acquired the castle in 1912, as it did with other manors and properties in the area. It needed large areas to build the Saidenbach Dam. Construction was delayed until well after the end of the First World War. The castle was used by the forestry administration and as a children's convalescent home. It later served as the hunting lodge of the notorious Martin Mutschmann. From 1953, Niederforchheim Castle was used as a kindergarten. The outbuildings were demolished in the 1970s. The kindergarten moved out in 1999. The previous year, the castle was purchased privately. Since then, the castle has been renovated and surrounded by a high wall. Source:https://sachsens-schloesser.de/pockau-lengefeld-schloss-forchheim/

The location, appearance and the fact that the road leads through a tunnel in the rock below the castle never cease to fascinate.

The castle is now located about 0.5 km away, directly above a huge brown coal opencast mine. It is a listed building and is externally accessible to the public. The interior can be visited on special dates. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Jeze%C5%99%C3%AD

It's fascinating, this castle on a hillside, even if it's in dire need of renovation! It is open once a year, in this 2023 it was September 30th - October 1st, it was not possible to find out when it would be next year.

The Lauterstein, like the other castles in the area, the Neidberg, the Liebenstein and the nameless complex at Nonnenfelsen, were local bases for the expansion of the country in the 12th and 13th centuries. Century, which was carried here by the Reich Ministerials of the Pleißenland. The colonizers of the area around Zöblitz/Niederlauterstein were the Lords of Erdmannsdorf, whose relative Werner built Neidberg Castle on the Pockau (on the Lion's Head Rock) in the 12th century. In the 13th century, probably before the middle of the century, the area was included in the imperial rule of Schellenberg. Source: display board

The stone castle complex was the center of power and served to protect the medieval trade and pass road from Leipzig over the Ore Mountains to Prague. Archaeological investigations in the 1970s proved that it was created in the second half of the 12th century. It was first mentioned in a document in 1304. After the Schellenberg feud and the loss of power by the lords of Schellenberg (today Augustusburg), Margrave Frederick the Freed of Meissen enfeoffed the Burgrave Albrecht von Altenburg and Otto von Leisnig with Lauterstein Castle and the town of Zcobelin (Zöblitz). At that time the lords of Schellenberg were in charge of the castle.

The Jezeří Castle is one of the most important symbols of the Ore Mountains. The originally medieval castle, the first mention of which dates back to 1363, was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau in 1549, which was acquired by the Lobkowicz family. The castle experienced two fires, after which it was rebuilt in its current form. The end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century marked the peak of the building and cultural history of the castle. From 1820 the palace theater was also open. Many important visitors came here, for example J. W. von Goethe. During World War II the castle was administered by the Nazis. Other events were no longer particularly favorable for the castle. After the war, the castle became state property. It was occupied by the army for some time, which is a major contributor to its current poor condition. You can only get into the castle for paid tours... it's best to inform yourself beforehand