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Schloss Tinz, Gera

Schloss Tinz

Tinz Castle

Gera

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Gera

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Schloss Tinz stands in Gera (Gera), in Thuringia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 18th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Tinz stands in the Tinz district of Gera, on the site of a former medieval moated stronghold or manor house. Built between 1745 and 1748 for the younger line of the House of Reuss, this Baroque building with a classicising facade served as a summer residence and later a dowager seat before passing through a long series of military, educational and administrative uses over the following centuries. The south facade still bears a Latin inscription naming its builder, Count Heinrich XXV, along with the combined coats of arms of the House of Reuss and of Bavaria. Inside, notable features include the staircase on the north side and the former two-storey festival hall decorated with stuccoed ceilings.

What to know

  • The building is now part of the Gera-Eisenach university campus and is not set up as a conventional tourist site.
  • No visiting hours or admission fees are available, as access depends on the institution currently using the building.
  • It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Thuringia.
  • The moats that once surrounded the building were filled in with slag in 1975 and are no longer visible.
  • It is located in the Tinz district of Gera, Thuringia.

Where this château is

Gera · Gera · Thüringen

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Address

Weg d. Freundschaft 4A, 07546 Gera

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Château phone number

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Thüringen
Period of construction
18th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Tinz?
The building now houses university facilities and is not organised for regular tourist visits.
Who built Schloss Tinz?
Count Heinrich XXV of Reuss-Gera commissioned the building, constructed between 1745 and 1748 by architect Gerhard Hoffmann.
What was Schloss Tinz used for in the 20th century?
It served at various times as a military hospital, a socialist adult education college, a Reich Labour Service camp, a party school and a regional court.
Where is Schloss Tinz located?
In the Tinz district of Gera, Thuringia.

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

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From the same period — 18e siècle