Dornburg

Dornburg is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It sits atop a small hill of 400 ft above the Saale. Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the town Dornburg-Camburg.

History

Main sights

Dornburg is mainly known for its three grand ducal castles, once belonging to the former grand-dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. These are:

• Altes Schloss, which is built on the site of older castles from early 12th Century.
• Neues Schloss or "Rokokoschloss", built in the Italian style in the years 1728-1748. It features pretty gardens that drew the likes of Goethe.
• The third and southernmost of the three is the so-called Renaissanceschloss, which was built in 17th Century on the site of an older castle.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

• A German site with statistics