Can you visit Schloss Stedten today?

No, the building was demolished in 1948 and no visible structure remains.

When was Schloss Stedten built?

It was built starting in 1735 by Christoph Dietrich Keller, replacing an older moated residence.

Why was Schloss Stedten destroyed?

It was expropriated during the 1945 land reform and then demolished in 1948 under a Soviet order targeting German noble estates.

What is the connection between Goethe and Schloss Stedten?

Goethe read passages from his Urfaust there in 1775 to the von Keller family, who owned the estate.

What remains of the Schloss Stedten archives?

The estate's records, dating back to the 16th century, have been kept at the Erfurt city archives since 2003.

Schloss Stedten

Stedten Castle

Erfurt

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Where: Erfurt

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Schloss Stedten stands in Erfurt (Erfurt), in Thuringia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Stedten stood from 1735 to 1948 in the Erfurt district known as Bischleben-Stedten, in Thuringia. Christoph Dietrich Keller had this baroque residence built on the site of an older moated stronghold, for his newly ennobled family. The house once welcomed Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who in 1775 read passages from his Urfaust there before the von Keller family. Nothing of the building remains today, as it was demolished in 1948.

What to know

Schloss Stedten no longer exists, having been demolished in 1948, so there is nothing to visit on site today.
The building stood in the Bischleben-Stedten district, now part of Erfurt in Thuringia.
The estate's archives, long kept at Gotha, were transferred to the Erfurt city archives in 2003.
A local association, the Freundeskreis Schloss Stedten, has kept the memory of the house and its residents alive since 1999.
No visiting information, opening hours or access details exist since the building is gone.

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Erfurt · Erfurt · Thüringen

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Can you visit Schloss Stedten today?: No, the building was demolished in 1948 and no visible structure remains.
When was Schloss Stedten built?: It was built starting in 1735 by Christoph Dietrich Keller, replacing an older moated residence.
Why was Schloss Stedten destroyed?: It was expropriated during the 1945 land reform and then demolished in 1948 under a Soviet order targeting German noble estates.
What is the connection between Goethe and Schloss Stedten?: Goethe read passages from his Urfaust there in 1775 to the von Keller family, who owned the estate.
What remains of the Schloss Stedten archives?: The estate's records, dating back to the 16th century, have been kept at the Erfurt city archives since 2003.