CastleDornburg-Camburg

Renaissance Castle Dornburg

Museum

The southernmost and second oldest of the three Dornburg castles is the Renaissance Castle Dornburg, also known as Stohmann’sches Schlösschen or Goethe Castle. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 215 meters above sea level in Dornburg-Camburg, Thuringia, and today houses a museum.

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The origins of the castle date back to the 14th century, when a manor house stood on this site. In 1539, Volrad von Watzdorf erected the current Renaissance castle. The von Watzdorf family acquired ownership through inheritance, after the property had previously belonged to the Lords of Thüna and von Eberstein. Due to over-indebtedness, Volrad von Watzdorf sold the castle in 1571 to Duke Johann Wilhelm of Sachsen-Weimar. After his death in 1573, it passed to his son Duke Friedrich Wilhelm I. Around 1600, the master locksmith Wolfgang Zetsching acquired the property, which remained in family possession for four generations. Between 1605 and 1608, the building was expanded with additions.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: Thomas Eichler

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