Augustusburg Castle (Schloss Augustusburg)

A picturesque castle on a mountain, visible from any road, around the town of Augustusburg (Augustusburg). The mountain is called Schellenberg, and the castle belonged to the Saxon Electors of the House of Wettin.


In 1210-1230 the first fortress was built on the mountain. In the first half of the 16th century, it burned down due to a lightning strike. The new castle was laid out in 1568 by Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and was used as a hunting castle. During the Thirty Years' War in 1632, it was sacked by Croatian troops.


The castle has a well 130 meters deep, one of the deepest in Germany. Now the castle houses several museums. We arrived in the evening, however, and the museums were already closed.




Since the castle is located on a mountain, you can come here at sunrise or sunset.




















Getting there: there is a parking lot right outside the castle (50.812222, 13.100778). Bus lines: 703 (Frankenberg - Flöha - Erdmannsdorf - Augustusburg); 704 (Chemnitz - Erdmannsdorf - Augustusburg - Lengefel); 705 (Chemnitz - Flöha - Augustusburg - Eppendorf). The nearest train stations are Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg and Hennersdorf (Sachs).