Wiesenburg Castle

The Meadow Castle is located in the Wildenfelser Wies castle on a hill overlooking the eastern shore of the river Mulde in Saxony. The plant covered the Muldenbrücke to Schönau and wild rock and was the center of rule Wiesenburg. Legends tell of a secret passage that connects the jaw layer ( a grove on the other side of the Muldental ) the castle with a "big castle ".

Buildings and Structures

The present castle was built from a medieval castle. Its construction started probably around the year 1200. 1251 the hilltop castle was first mentioned. In the 14th century made ​​the plant is expanded.

From the original castle are only a part of the round keep, get remnants of the city walls and a moat. Today's courtyard with its half-timbered buildings, and the octagonal gate tower originated during the reconstruction after the Thirty Years' War in 1664th

History and owners

First owners were the governors of Weida, the monitored from here colonization of Kirchberger basin and the trough area southeast of Zwickau. Tributaries were more than twenty villages of the rule Wiesenburg, for example, all settlements of Rödel creek valley. Later, the owners changed several times. So the castle was reached in 1350 under Wettin sovereignty. 1412-1591 was the family of the Planitz owner of the castle. 1523, ie before the Peasants' War, the castle was plundered by their serfs. The city of Zwickau in 1591 bought the castle and dominion, in 1618 it acquired the Saxon Elector. The rule together with the town of Kirchberg was sold in 1663 to Philipp Ludwig von Holstein -Sonderburg. 1724 was the reign of Augustus the Strong, who formed therefrom the Office Wiesenburg. The Palas collapsed in 1803. 1864 Castle and Kammergut were separated, the castle was sold to the county arms club. 1864-1911 was a poor house in the castle before it was bought back in 1911. In 1945 the castle was nationally owned. In the complex there are numerous apartments were built. The farm buildings were used by the resident LPG.

Since reunification, the castle is privately owned again. The facility is not publicly available.