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HOLIDAY MAGAZINE HILDESHEIM 2014 | Fortresses and castles
FORTRESSES, CASTLES, GRAND MANORS
On the traces of knights and princes
Fairy-tale castles and fortresses lend the region an unmistakable profile. Many structures, often dating back to the middle ages, are
completely preserved. Because many of them are held in private property, there are just a few buildings that can be visited on the inside
nowadays. Furthermore well-known is the Marienburg Castle, while the baroque castle Wrisbergholzen has a rather enchanted fate.
MARIENBURG CASTLE ABOVE NORDSTEMMEN
Getting married in the castle
chapel or visiting the salon of
Queens and Princesses – Marienburg
Castle is considered
a touristic highlight in Lower
Saxony. On top of Marienberg
mountain in a magnificent location
above Nordstemmen, the
castle as one of the most significant
new Gothic architectural
monuments in Germany attracts
thousands of visitors each
year. At Marienberg Castle, you
can delve into royal life of the
19th century: The castle was a
gift from the King of Hanover,
Georg V, to his wife Marie for
her 40th birthday – it was built
between 1858 and 1867. The impressive
four-winged structure
was the royal couple‘s summer
residence. The two famous architects
of the „Hanover School“,
Conrad Wilhelm Hase (1818-
1902) and Edwin Oppler (1831-
1880), designed the castle. It can
be reached easily from the Nordstemmen
railway station from
where the Marienburg Casle Express
climbs the ascend to Marienburg
Casle. On weekends
and holidays, the white and
blue small railway car commutes
to and from Nordstemmen
and the castle between 10
a.m. and 6 p.m.
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www.schloss-marienburg.com, phone +49 (0)5069 48000
Marienburg Express: www.marienburg-express.de
BAROQUE CASTLE WRISBERGHOLZEN
There is an enchanted castle in
the municipality of Sibbesse -
the baroque castle Wrisbergholzen:
In the left side wing is
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the famous tile room of 1752,
whose walls are completely
covered by around 680 tiles
with sayings (in Italian, French
and Latin) made by the former
princely fayence factory in
Wrisbergholzen. This fayence
factory was opened in 1736 and
is the oldest of its kind in North
Western Germany. Worth seeing
is also the castle‘s park with
its ancient trees. The orangery
of the castle is one of the few
preserved orangeries from the
mid-19th century in all of Lower
Saxony. The building is being
renovated in several construction
phases during 2013 and
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2014. The orangery can be seen
in the course of a guided tour, as
can be the church of Wrisbergholzen.
For insiders of church
music, the church is of particular
significance for its Müller organ
dating back to the year 1704.
Guided tours are offered by the
Society for the Preservation of
Architectural Landmarks („Verein
zur Erhaltung von Baudenkmalen
in Wrisbergholzen e. V.“)
on some Sundays during the
summer.
Information and dates for visits can be found at www.alfeld.
de/wrisbergholzen