places of interest weimarer land

AUERSTEDT MANOR MUSEUM 1806
Schloss Auerstedt Museum 1806
Dorfplatz 1
D-99518 Auerstedt
Tel./Fax +49 (0)6461 298
www.htv-auerstedt-online.de
www.auerstedt1806.de
www.auerstedt-geschichte.de
Distance from Weimar: 25 km
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The Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 constitutes
an important moment in European
history. At Auerstedt, the main Prussian
army, commanded by Field Marshal Karl
Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick,
unexpectedly faced Marshal Davout’s
French forces in battle on 14th October
1806. Napoleon's troops went on to inflict a
crushing defeat upon the Prussian army.
The 1806 memorial vividly brings these
events back to life.
Opening times:
Tues. - Sun.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
ET TERSBURG PALACE
Schloss Ettersburg
Am Schloss 1
D-9949 Ettersburg
Visitor information:
Tel. +49 (0)64 545-401/- 402 /- 40
info@klassik-stiftung.de
Distance from Weimar: 8 km
Ettersburg Palace, made up of the threewinged
Old Palace (1706-12), with an adjoining
church to the east and fronted to the
south by the main building (the New Palace:
built in 1722 and renovated from 1728-40),
was used as a summer residence by Duchess
Anna Amalia from 1776 to 1780. Members
of the Duchess’literary and musical set –
which included Wieland, Goethe, Herder,
Johann Karl August Musäus and the actress
Corona Schröter amongst others – would
R F A U E R S T E D T E T T E R S B U R G
meet up here in the summer months; and
there were even performances by Goethe’s
amateur dramatic group, the “Weimarer
Liebhabertheater”. These aesthetic practices
were resumed at the end of the 19th century
by Grand Duke Karl August and his
wife, Sophie.
Opening times:
The palace is not permanently open. The
park grounds are accessible throughout the
year.
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