Augustusburg Hunting Lodge

Local nameSchloss Augustusburg
LocationAugustusburg, Czechia

The hunting lodge of Augustusburg was built from 1568 to 1572 above the town of the same name on a hill called the Schellenberg on the northern edge of the Ore Mountains of Germany. The castle, which is visible from afar, is a local landmark. It lies about 12 kilometres east of the city of Chemnitz and about 21 kilometres southwest of Freiberg in the Free State of Saxony.

In building a new castle, Prince Elector Augustus wanted not just to create a prestigious palace for his hunting trips, but also to underline his leading position in Central Germany. The immediate occasion for its construction was his victory in the Grumbach Brawl.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustusburg_Hunting_Lodge

Address 1 Schloß, Augustusburg 09573, Germany

Coordinates 50°48'44.951" N 13°5'58.752" E

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