Can Schloss Erxleben be visited?

The chapel of St Godehard, with its burial vaults and historic organ, is the main part open for viewing.

Since when has the von Alvensleben family owned the estate?

The family has held it since 1282, with interruptions caused by medieval destructions and pledges.

Why is the estate split into two parts?

When one family branch died out in 1554, the estate was divided between the white and black lines, creating Erxleben I and Erxleben II.

What remains from the medieval period?

The 15th century Vorderschloss with the 1430 Neue Kemenate forms the surviving medieval core.

Schloss Erxleben

Erxleben Castle

Erxleben

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Schloss Erxleben stands in Erxleben (Landkreis Börde), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Erxleben, in Erxleben, Landkreis Börde, Sachsen-Anhalt, stands on the site of a medieval stronghold once surrounded by moats and earthworks in the lowlands. Passed to the von Alvensleben family from 1282 onward, it suffered repeated sieges and destruction before being split in 1554 between two branches of the family, giving rise to two separate complexes known as Erxleben I and Erxleben II. The main attraction today is the chapel of St Godehard, built jointly by both branches between 1562 and 1580, which contains burial vaults cut into the rock across several levels along with numerous gravestones and memorial plaques. An early 18th century baroque organ, recently restored, forms part of this heritage ensemble.

What to know

The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Saxony-Anhalt.
No verified opening hours or admission prices are currently available.
The chapel of St Godehard, with its burial vaults and historic organ, is the main feature to see on site.
The complex is made up of two distinct parts, Erxleben I and Erxleben II, resulting from the family division of 1554.

Where this château is

Erxleben · Landkreis Börde · Sachsen-Anhalt

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Am Burggraben 1, 39343 Erxleben

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+49 391 7270370

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Sachsen-Anhalt

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Can Schloss Erxleben be visited?: The chapel of St Godehard, with its burial vaults and historic organ, is the main part open for viewing.
Since when has the von Alvensleben family owned the estate?: The family has held it since 1282, with interruptions caused by medieval destructions and pledges.
Why is the estate split into two parts?: When one family branch died out in 1554, the estate was divided between the white and black lines, creating Erxleben I and Erxleben II.
What remains from the medieval period?: The 15th century Vorderschloss with the 1430 Neue Kemenate forms the surviving medieval core.