How old is the Schloss Wolkenburg?

The building probably dates from the late 12th century, with Romanesque elements still visible from around 1200, though its present form largely reflects alterations made between 1694 and 1810.

Who owned the Schloss Wolkenburg?

After the medieval Colditz and Kaufungen families, the estate passed in 1635 to Heinrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel, whose family held it until it was expropriated in 1945.

Can you get married at the Schloss Wolkenburg?

Yes, the great festival hall has hosted civil wedding ceremonies since 2004.

What can be seen inside the Schloss Wolkenburg?

The round neo Gothic library and the festival hall with stuccowork by Christian Unger are among its most notable interiors.

Castle of Wolkenburg

Limbach-Oberfrohna

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Schloss Wolkenburg stands in Limbach-Oberfrohna (Landkreis Zwickau), in Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Schloss Wolkenburg stands on a rocky spur above a bend of the Zwickauer Mulde, just outside the village of Wolkenburg. The present building layers several periods of construction: Romanesque remnants from around 1200, a remodelling into a residential château between 1694 and 1700, and interior work commissioned by Count Detlev Carl von Einsiedel between 1760 and 1810. Visitors can see the round two storey library with its neo Gothic features and the great festival hall decorated with stuccowork by Christian Unger, both regarded as outstanding examples of early Classicist interior design in Saxony.

What to know

The castle is located in Limbach-Oberfrohna, in the Landkreis Zwickau, Saxony.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Saxony.
The great hall is now used for civil wedding ceremonies.
Visitors enter through an 18th century gate tower leading into an oval shaped courtyard.
The site forms an ensemble with St Mauritius church, built below the castle between 1794 and 1804.

Where this château is

Limbach-Oberfrohna · Landkreis Zwickau · Sachsen

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Limbach-Oberfrohna, Landkreis Zwickau

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Sachsen

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How old is the Schloss Wolkenburg?: The building probably dates from the late 12th century, with Romanesque elements still visible from around 1200, though its present form largely reflects alterations made between 1694 and 1810.
Who owned the Schloss Wolkenburg?: After the medieval Colditz and Kaufungen families, the estate passed in 1635 to Heinrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel, whose family held it until it was expropriated in 1945.
Can you get married at the Schloss Wolkenburg?: Yes, the great festival hall has hosted civil wedding ceremonies since 2004.
What can be seen inside the Schloss Wolkenburg?: The round neo Gothic library and the festival hall with stuccowork by Christian Unger are among its most notable interiors.