Dornburg

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Quarter of Dornburg-Camburg in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Dornburg

51°0′23″N 11°39′58″E / 51.00639°N 11.66611°E / 51.00639; 11.66611CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictSaale-Holzland-Kreis Municipal assoc.Dornburg-CamburgTownDornburg-Camburg Area

• Total10.40 km² (4.02 sq mi)Elevation

235 m (771 ft)Population

(2006-12-31)

• Total909 • Density87/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

07778

Dialling codes036427Vehicle registrationSHKWebsitewww.dornburg-saale.de

Dornburg is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It sits atop a small hill of 400 ft above the Saale. Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the town Dornburg-Camburg.

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Dornburg was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Main sights

Dornburg is mainly known for its three grand ducal castles, once belonging to the former grand-dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. These are:

Altes Schloss, which is built on the site of older castles from the early 12th century. One such castle was the Kaiserpfalz, often a residence of the emperors Otto II and Otto III, and where the emperor Henry II held a diet in 1005.^[1]
Neues Schloss or "Rokokoschloss", built in the Italian style in the years 1728–1748. It features pretty gardens that drew the likes of Goethe.^[2]
The third and southernmost of the three is the so-called Renaissanceschloss, which was built in the 17th century on the site of an older castle.

References

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dornburg". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 430.
^ Chisholm 1911.