Schwarzenberg Castle (Saxony)
Schwarzenberg Castle (German: Schloss Schwarzenberg) was based on a medieval fortification and together with St. George's Church dominates the scene of the large county town of Schwarzenberg in Saxony's district of Erzgebirgskreis.
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Schwarzenberg Castle and St. George's Church
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Courtyard
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Keep and gate
Construction history
The castle was probably founded in the 12th century as a fort and was the original base for the settlement of Schwarzenberg and its vicinity. The former castle was given its present appearance by a conversion into a hunting lodge for the Electorate of Saxony from 1555 to 1558. In 1851/52 its keep and south wing were raised and, in 1875/76, an office building extension was added.
Sources
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East German postage stamp from their castle series
- Georg Dehio: Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler Sachsen: II. Regierungsbezirke Leipzig und Chemnitz. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München 1998, S. 908.
- Walter Fröbe: Herrschaft und Stadt Schwarzenberg bis zum 16. Jahrhundert, Schwarzenberg: Geschichtsverein, 1930/37.
- Hans Becher: Schloss Schwarzenberg: Baugeschichte, Ereignisse, Museum Erzgebirgisches Eisen und Zinn Schwarzenberg, 1984
- Götz Altmann: Damit es in alter Schönheit erstrahlt - Zur Rekonstruktion und Restaurierung des Schlosses Schwarzenberg. In: Erzgebirgische Heimatblätter 3/1980, S. 66-67, ISSN 0232-6078
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