Forschungsstätte für Frühromantik und Novalis-Museum, Schloss Oberwiederstedt

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Schloss Oberwiederstedt stands in Arnstein (Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Adult admission costs 5 EUR. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Oberwiederstedt stands on the grounds of a former manorial estate in Arnstein, in the Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt. This small Renaissance-era château belonged to the von Hardenberg family from the 17th century onward, and it was here, in 1772, that the poet Friedrich von Hardenberg, known as Novalis, was born. Threatened with demolition in the 1980s, the building now houses a museum dedicated to Novalis and a research centre devoted to early German Romanticism.

What to know

• The site brings together the Novalis Museum, a research centre for early Romanticism, and the archives of the International Novalis Society.
• The visit will be of particular interest to those drawn to German Romantic literature and history.
• The estate also includes a nearby church where the poet was baptised and remains of a former Dominican convent.
• No opening hours, prices, or accessibility details are given in our records, so these should be checked before visiting.

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Where this château is

Arnstein · Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz · Sachsen-Anhalt

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Address

Schäfergasse 6, 06456 Arnstein-Wiederstedt

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Château phone number

+49 3476 852720

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Frequently asked

Forschungsstätte für Frühromantik und Novalis-Museum, Schloss Oberwiederstedt: how much is admission?

Adult admission is €5. Child: €2.50. Free for: kinder bis sechs Jahren.

Who was born at Schloss Oberwiederstedt?

The poet Friedrich von Hardenberg, known as Novalis, was born there in 1772 on his family's estate.

Can Schloss Oberwiederstedt be visited?

The building houses a museum dedicated to Novalis and a research centre on early Romanticism, both open to the public.

Why was Schloss Oberwiederstedt nearly lost?

After serving as a retirement home until 1981, it fell into disrepair and faced demolition until a citizens' initiative secured its preservation in the late 1980s.

Who owned Schloss Oberwiederstedt?

The estate belonged to the noble von Hardenberg family, who acquired it through marriage in the 17th century and held it until their expropriation in 1945.

Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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• Wikidata Q1612256
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