Hubertusburg Castle, named after the patron saint of hunting, is one of the most mature examples of Saxon baroque architecture. It is the largest and formerly most magnificent country castle in Europe. The complex was built by Lieutenant Colonel Johann Christoph Naumann (1664 - 1742), who enriched the country's art history with numerous buildings in Saxony, including in Leipzig and Bautzen.
Between 1739 and 1751, the main building of the castle was rebuilt under the direction of the chief architect Johann Knöffel. It was his last building and can be considered one of his major works.
A number of important artists were involved in the design of the Hubertusburg, including the sculptors Lorenzo Mattielli, Benjamin Thomae and Gottfried Knöffel, the painters JB Grone, JA Pöppelmann, Chr. WE Dittrich, or the painting theorist AF Oeser.
The main building with the supposed castle tower is particularly impressive. However, it is not a tower, but a high, four-sided roof turret that rests on the wide central projection. With its almost oversized sound holes and the onion dome, which is crowned by a jumping stag as a weather vane, it is somewhat reminiscent of the Kronentor of the Dresden Zwinger, but is much slimmer and more graceful.
Today, only the preserved Catholic chapel of St. Hubertus remains to testify to the palace's former splendor. All other interior furnishings were plundered in 1761 in retaliation for the partial devastation of the Charlottenburg in Berlin (by Austrian, Russian and Saxon troops during the Seven Years' War) and subsequently altered.
The Hubertusburg Peace Treaties, which were signed by Saxony, Prussia and Austria on February 15.02.1763, 5, ended the Seven Years' War. As a result, the name of the castle entered European history. The end of the Seven Years' War also meant the end of the so-called "Augustan Age" for Saxony. Just a few months after the signing of the peace treaty, Elector Friedrich August died on October 1763, XNUMX.
Guided tours of Hubertusburg Castle can be booked through the Wermsdorf Tourist Information Office.
Between 1739 and 1751, the main building of the castle was rebuilt under the direction of the chief architect Johann Knöffel. It was his last building and can be considered one of his major works.
A number of important artists were involved in the design of the Hubertusburg, including the sculptors Lorenzo Mattielli, Benjamin Thomae and Gottfried Knöffel, the painters JB Grone, JA Pöppelmann, Chr. WE Dittrich, or the painting theorist AF Oeser.
The main building with the supposed castle tower is particularly impressive. However, it is not a tower, but a high, four-sided roof turret that rests on the wide central projection. With its almost oversized sound holes and the onion dome, which is crowned by a jumping stag as a weather vane, it is somewhat reminiscent of the Kronentor of the Dresden Zwinger, but is much slimmer and more graceful.
Today, only the preserved Catholic chapel of St. Hubertus remains to testify to the palace's former splendor. All other interior furnishings were plundered in 1761 in retaliation for the partial devastation of the Charlottenburg in Berlin (by Austrian, Russian and Saxon troops during the Seven Years' War) and subsequently altered.
The Hubertusburg Peace Treaties, which were signed by Saxony, Prussia and Austria on February 15.02.1763, 5, ended the Seven Years' War. As a result, the name of the castle entered European history. The end of the Seven Years' War also meant the end of the so-called "Augustan Age" for Saxony. Just a few months after the signing of the peace treaty, Elector Friedrich August died on October 1763, XNUMX.
Guided tours of Hubertusburg Castle can be booked through the Wermsdorf Tourist Information Office.
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Opening hours
Hubertusburg Castle can only be visited as part of a guided tour. For inquiries about guided tours of Hubertusburg Castle, please contact the Wermsdorf Tourist Information Office.
Opening hours of the tourist information office:
Monday-Friday 10am-14pm
Opening hours of the tourist information office:
Monday-Friday 10am-14pm
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Arrival & Parking
By public transport: From Leipzig Central Station, take the RE50 train to Dahlen. Then take bus line 816 to Hubertusburg, Wermsdorf (approx. 11 minutes walk) or Hirschplatz, Wermsdorf (approx. 15 minutes walk).
Alternatively, take bus line 630 from Grimma to the Reckwitz or Hirschplatz stop. From Oschatz, take bus line 801 to the Am Fasanenholz or Am Strauß stop.
By car: Take the A14 to the Mutzschen exit or take the B6 to Luppa and then turn onto the S24 to Wermsdorf. Free parking is available on Hubertusburger Straße and An der Hubertusburg.
Alternatively, take bus line 630 from Grimma to the Reckwitz or Hirschplatz stop. From Oschatz, take bus line 801 to the Am Fasanenholz or Am Strauß stop.
By car: Take the A14 to the Mutzschen exit or take the B6 to Luppa and then turn onto the S24 to Wermsdorf. Free parking is available on Hubertusburger Straße and An der Hubertusburg.
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