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Wildeck Castle

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In Zschopau in the Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, stands Wildeck Castle, a former hunting lodge. The complex, characterized by its irregular three-sided shape, encloses a courtyard bounded by narrow castle wings and the keep “Dicker Heinrich” (Fat Henry). Towards the town, a wall encloses the courtyard, while the stair tower at the angle of two wings is named “Schlanke Margarete” (Slender Margaret).

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The origins of Wildeck Castle lie in a fortress, presumably built between 1125 and 1180 to secure the crossing of the “Alten Böhmischen Steig” (Old Bohemian Trail) over the Zschopau river. The first documented mention of the castle occurred in 1299, after the town of Zschopau was already named in 1286. Originally, the defensive structure likely consisted only of a tower, today’s “Dicker Heinrich,” which was then 20 meters high and had a high, easily defensible entrance. In the late 13th and early 14th centuries, the Lords of Erdmannsdorf owned the castle. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the feudal lordship changed hands several times, including to the Waldenburgers and Albrecht Burggraf von Leisnig.

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