Neuenburg Castle (Freyburg)
Neuenburg Castle (German: Schloss Neuenburg) is a hilltop castle overlooking Freyburg, a town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
| Neuenburg Castle | |
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Schloss Neuenburg | |
 View from Freyburg train station | |
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| General information | |
| Type | hilltop castle |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic and later additions |
| Town or city | Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Country | Germany |
| Website | |
| Schloss-Neuenburg.de | |
The castle was built around 1090 by the Thuringian count Ludwig der Springer, securing his territory in the east, as did its sister castle Wartburg in the west.[1] The name Neuenburg derives from German for "new castle".
From 1656 until 1746 it was a secondary residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels.
Bergfried known as Dicker Wilhelm (Fat William)
Double chapel
References
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