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Rochlitz Castle

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Rochlitz Blick von der Mulde zum Schloss (02 3)
Rochlitz Blick von der Mulde zum Schloss (02 3)

Rochlitz Castle or Rochlitz Palace (German: Schloss Rochlitz) lies in the west of the town of Rochlitz in the county of Mittelsachsen in the Free State of Saxony. It was built on the site of an imperial castle, erected in the second half of the 10th century, which fell into the possession of the Wettin margraves in 1143. Its appearance, which includes several Romanesque wings, is considerably influenced by its remodelling into a margravial schloss in the fourth quarter of the 14th century. Further conversions and additions followed at the end of the 15th and in the 16th centuries, when the castle became a secondary residenz, dower house and hunting lodge for the Wettin family. The castle or palace was the residence for members of the Saxon princely house eight times. From the 18th century the castle served as an administrative centre (justice department and district court); in 1852 it became a gaol, which necessitated considerable alteration. The museum founded in 1892 was gradually expanded and, today, takes up almost the entire castle.

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Sörnziger Weg, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz

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Schloss Rochlitz

Sörnziger Weg 1
09306 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz, Rochlitz
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Rochlitz Blick von der Mulde zum Schloss (02 3)
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