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Moritzburg Castle
A Fairy-tale Castle and its Treasures
Moritzburg Castle, probably the most
beautiful moated castle in Saxony, is
named after Duke Moritz. He had a hunting
lodge built near Dresden in 1542. Starting in
1723, Elector Augustus the Strong, under the
direction of Matthaeus Daniel Poeppelmann,
rebuilt it into a magnificent palace for lavish
festivities. A four-towered baroque jewel was
erected in the midst of an elaborate pond and
park landscape. The treasures of Moritzburg
Castle are just as captivating: It is home to one of
the most important hunting trophy collections
in Europe, ornate gold leather tapestries and the
»Feather Room«. The room, decorated with over
a million colored bird feathers, has been awarded
the »European Prize for the Preservation of
Cultural Heritage«. Moritzburg is genuinely a
fairy tale come to life – which is one of the
Moritzburg Castle with pond houses and park
A journey back in time with the »HistoPad«
reasons why the castle served as an enchanting
backdrop for the legendary fairy tale film »Three
wishes for Cinderella«. Every winter, fans follow
in the footsteps of the cheeky princess here.
The enchanting Little Pheasant Castle is also
worth stopping by.
Moritzburg
Castle
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Directions
By car via A 4 exit Dresden-Wilder Mann or via A 13 exit Radeburg.
By public transportation train to Dresden-Neustadt, continue by bus line 477 to Moritzburg;
historic narrow-gauge railroad to Moritzburg; bus line M to Moritzburg (April to October)
Moritzburg Castle and Moritzburg Little Pheasant Castle
01468 Moritzburg
Telephone +49 (0) 3 52 07 87 36 18
moritzburg@schloesserland-sachsen.de
www.schloss-moritzburg.de