Schloss Sayn
Sayn Castle
Bendorf
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Schloss Sayn stands in Bendorf (Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
Schloss Sayn stands at the foot of the hill crowned by Burg Sayn, at the entrance to the Sayn district of Bendorf, in the Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Built on the remains of a fourteenth-century manor house, it was transformed in the mid-nineteenth century into a neo-Gothic residence for Prince Ludwig Adolph Friedrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg and his Russian wife, Leonilla Barjatinsky. A twin chapel modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris houses a valuable arm reliquary linked to Elisabeth of Thuringia. Rebuilt after wartime damage in 1945, the Schloss now hosts an exhibition on the princely family's history and stands within a landscaped park that includes a butterfly garden.
What to know
- The Schloss is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
- A restaurant operates within the château grounds.
- The nineteenth-century landscaped park contains a butterfly garden open to visitors.
- The former Rhenish Iron Art Casting Museum has relocated to the nearby Sayner Hütte; the vacated rooms now hold an exhibition on the princely family.
- The medieval Burg Sayn overlooks the Schloss from a rocky spur, visible from the park.
Practical information
Opening hours
- du 13 mars au 1er novembre 2026
- Garten der Schmetterlinge 9h-17h
- Neues Museum Schloss Sayn 11h-17h
Prices
Free for the registered accompanying person of a disabled visitor
- Visit duration
- Not verified
- Wheelchair access
- Full visit accessible
- Dogs
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Not verified
The Butterfly Garden and the Neues Museum are wheelchair accessible.
Where this château is
Bendorf · Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz · Rheinland-Pfalz
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Address
Schlossstraße 100, 56170 Bendorf-Sayn
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- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
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Frequently asked
- Schloss Sayn: how much is admission?
- Free for: the registered accompanying person of a disabled visitor.
- Can you visit Schloss Sayn?
- The rooms holding the exhibition on the princely family can be visited, as can the park and its butterfly garden.
- Who built the present Schloss Sayn?
- Prince Ludwig Adolph Friedrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg and his wife Leonilla Barjatinsky commissioned French architect François Joseph Girard from 1848 to rebuild the house in neo-Gothic style.
- Was the castle destroyed during the war?
- It was heavily damaged at the end of the Second World War, leaving only its outer walls standing, before being fully rebuilt by 2000.
- What is inside the chapel at Schloss Sayn?
- The twin chapel, built between 1860 and 1862 on the model of the Sainte-Chapelle, holds the arm reliquary of Elisabeth of Thuringia.
- Who owns Schloss Sayn today?
- It belongs to Alexander Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
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