Glücksburg Castle

The origins of Glücksburg Castle date back to 1465, when Count Friedrich II of Henneberg-Hartenberg initiated its construction to move his residence from the castle on Hartenberg into the town. His son, Count Hermann VIII, completed the Late Gothic residential castle in 1491. A fire in 1539 necessitated a new construction, which placed a financial burden on the Henneberg counts. Later, it became the residence of the Counts of Henneberg-Aschach-Römhild and served as the ducal seat of Saxe-Römhild from 1680 to 1710. After expropriation by the communists in 1945, the castle was used for various purposes, including a youth reformatory and a border troop barracks, before finding its current purpose as a museum.