Once built as a medieval moated castle, the building served as a travel residence for Saxon rulers and to house the state's administrative offices.
During its first renovation, the palace was given its Renaissance style. After the partition of Saxony and the takeover of the Principality of Saxe-Merseburg, the palace became a widow's residence for duchesses. The renewed renovation brings the ensemble back to its French character. From 1860 onward, the residence was used as a women's prison for several years until the city of Delitzsch finally purchased the palace and the museum moved in. The Baroque palace also houses the tourist information office, a concert hall, the registry office, and the district music school.
The 50-meter-high observation tower also offers excellent views. From the highest level, there is a wonderful view of the historic city center and the surrounding area. On a clear day, you can even see Leipzig and the Petersberg near Halle.
Museum in the Baroque Palace of Delitzsch
Here, the princely, magnificently furnished living quarters of the dowager duchess of Saxe-Merseburg and the everyday life of the servants in the Delitzsch ladies' palace are presented. Information is also available on the history of the palace and the town. The special exhibitions are devoted to political and cultural history topics.
Strolling in the Baroque garden
The pleasure garden, originally laid out in the French style in 1692 and 1693, now has a “parterre de broderie” again, which is reminiscent of embroidery with its ornaments filled with broken bricks. The fan-shaped avenues of spherical maples provide welcome shade in the summer.
dream wedding in the castle
Romantics can say "I do" in the baroque palace. The wedding room is available for civil ceremonies in a special setting, and the baroque garden or the ducal audience hall are excellent photo backdrops for original wedding photos. Those who stroke the friendly Sterntaler figurine on the shoulder right at the palace entrance are said to be lucky.
The tourist information office is happy to answer guests' enquiries. Whether it's finding accommodation, getting married in the castle, city tours, selling tickets for events or putting together individual offers and information materials - visitors can have almost any wish fulfilled here. The schlösserlandKARTE and the LEIPZIG REGIO CARD can also be purchased at the tourist information office.
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Price information
Price adult: 6,00 €
Reduced price: 3,00 €
Family price: 15,00 €
Groups of 10 people or more, pp: 5,00 €
Groups of 10 or more people, reduced rate: €2,50 per person
Castle tour plus entrance fee for groups of up to 25 people: 40,00 €
Guided tours outside opening hours plus admission for up to 25 people: €55,00
children up to school age
on the Open Monument Day in September
for users of the schlösserlandCARD
for accompanying persons of severely disabled people with the note “B” in the severely disabled person’s ID card
for holders of a social pass or family pass of the city of Delitzsch upon presentation of the pass in accordance with the free admissions listed
for one accompanying person on guided tours for children's groups and school classes.
Further price offers can be found on the Baroque Palace’s website.
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for any weather
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for individual guests
suitable for seniors
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Arrival & Parking
Car: Via the B2 and the S4 to Delitzsch
Parking: at the market square, in front of the restaurant “Zur Schlosswache”, in Rosental and on the weekend in front of the Baroque palace
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