Can you visit the inside of Schloss Kaufungen?

No, the building is used by a restoration company and has no known interior visits.

Who built Schloss Kaufungen?

The current manor house was built by the von Maltitz and later von Thumbshirn families after Kunz von Kauffungen's stronghold was destroyed in 1450.

What is the connection to the Altenburg princes' abduction?

The estate's owner, Kunz von Kauffungen, orchestrated this 1455 kidnapping, which led to his execution and the levelling of his stronghold.

Where is Schloss Kaufungen located?

In Limbach-Oberfrohna, in the Zwickau district, Saxony, right behind St Gallus church.

Schloss Kaufungen

Kaufungen Castle

Limbach-Oberfrohna

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

Schloss Kaufungen stands at the centre of the Kaufungen hamlet, part of Limbach-Oberfrohna, just behind St Gallus church. The present two-winged manor house, with its round corner stair tower, replaced a medieval stronghold torn down after the execution of its owner Kunz von Kauffungen, who had orchestrated the 1455 abduction of the Altenburg princes. The east wing dates from 1595 and shows plain Renaissance forms, while the north wing, built in 1610, carries a tracery frieze added around 1800. A facade restoration in the mid-2000s brought both periods back into view.

What to know

The building is currently used by a restoration company and has no known public visiting hours.
Visitors mainly see the exterior: the two wings of the manor house and the round stair tower restored in 2007.
No verified information is available on an entrance fee or visit duration.
The site can be viewed freely from the public space of the Kaufungen hamlet, behind St Gallus church.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Saxony.

Where this château is

Limbach-Oberfrohna · Landkreis Zwickau · Sachsen

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Uhlsdorfer Str. 5, 09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna-Kaufungen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Sachsen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of Schloss Kaufungen?: No, the building is used by a restoration company and has no known interior visits.
Who built Schloss Kaufungen?: The current manor house was built by the von Maltitz and later von Thumbshirn families after Kunz von Kauffungen's stronghold was destroyed in 1450.
What is the connection to the Altenburg princes' abduction?: The estate's owner, Kunz von Kauffungen, orchestrated this 1455 kidnapping, which led to his execution and the levelling of his stronghold.
Where is Schloss Kaufungen located?: In Limbach-Oberfrohna, in the Zwickau district, Saxony, right behind St Gallus church.