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Altenburg's market square is a historic site with many sights. The Renaissance town hall is imposing, and the Brethren Church is a jewel on Altenburg's main market square.

Beautiful castle, formerly the residence of Münchhausen, now a youth hostel.

Altenburg's importance as a former residential and trading town is reflected in the extensive market square. Town and patrician houses from different eras blend harmoniously into one another and convey a southern flair. The structural dominant features are the centrally located town hall and the Brethren Church on the west side of the impressive square.

Altenburg Castle is a former residential palace of the Dukes of Saxony-Altenburg. It is located in the center of Altenburg in Thuringia. It houses the exhibition areas Ducal Apartments 17th/18th. Century, 19th/20th Century and the playing card museum.

The “New Market” was first mentioned in 1192. It flourished as a trading center from the late Middle Ages to the 17th/18th centuries. Century. There are several markets in the city center, in addition to the main market, the Topfmarkt, the Kornmarkt, the Weibermarkt, the Brühl and the Rossplan. Originally, different groups of goods were offered for sale.

The fortified hilltop castle was built to protect Franconian and Saxon settlements from the 12th to the 13th century. There was an outer bailey with a gate and a core castle. The rare double keep and parts of the ring wall are still there. The castle has not been inhabited since 1456. During the Thirty Years' War (1618-48) it was renovated by the lord of the Sahlis manor, Hans Löser I, to provide protection for the residents of Kohren and the surrounding area. The owner is now the town of Frohburg. Source:https://www.tourismusverein-borna-kohrenerland.de/fileadmin/user_upload/flyer-geschichtsverein_2020-05_web.pdf

Beautiful moated castle has good paths leading around.

If you like castles and ruins, you will like this one. From the top there is a magnificent view of the romantic pottery village.