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Eine Auswahl der bekanntesten Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten in Wort und Bild - eine Broschüre des Schlösserland Sachsen - die deutsche Ausgabe im A4-Querformat der Neuauflage 2023. Die Broschüre präsentiert über 50 Schlösser, Burgen, Gärten, Klöster und Schlosshotels in Sachsen, gibt Informationen zur Anreise und den Kontaktdaten sowie zu den Vergünstigen der schlösserlandKARTE in jedem Haus. Über eingebettete QR-Codes sind weitere Informationen und Filme zu den Häusern zugänglich

Eine Auswahl der bekanntesten Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten in Wort und Bild - eine Broschüre des Schlösserland Sachsen - die deutsche Ausgabe im A4-Querformat der Neuauflage 2023.

Die Broschüre präsentiert über 50 Schlösser, Burgen, Gärten, Klöster und Schlosshotels in Sachsen, gibt Informationen zur Anreise und den Kontaktdaten sowie zu den Vergünstigen der schlösserlandKARTE in jedem Haus. Über eingebettete QR-Codes sind weitere Informationen und Filme zu den Häusern zugänglich

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Strong Walls,<br />

Sturdy Towers<br />

»During my lifetime, the Margraviate of Meiss<strong>en</strong> flourished. I cleared forests, reclaimed land and<br />

founded lordships. Cities such as Leipzig and Freiberg were founded. Proud, fortified castles secured<br />

the new settlem<strong>en</strong>ts and trade routes. Some of them are so well preserved that ev<strong>en</strong> today, one<br />

might think that at any mom<strong>en</strong>t the castle gate could op<strong>en</strong> and the lord of the castle and his companions<br />

would charge across the drawbridge on their steeds.<br />

Bowery and keep, knights’ halls, castle chapels and dreary dungeons take you on a magical journey<br />

back to the Middle Ages. The spirit of the Middle Ages is palpable in the castles of Mild<strong>en</strong>stein,<br />

Gnandstein and Scharf<strong>en</strong>stein. Monasteries such as the Cistercian abbey in Altzella are outstanding<br />

examples of medieval culture and education. Its library was one of the most important in the empire.<br />

My eponymous wealth made the Margraviate of Meiss<strong>en</strong> shine with spl<strong>en</strong>dor. I owed this to the<br />

Saxon soil, for rich silver deposits were discovered in the d<strong>en</strong>sely wooded mountains not far from<br />

the monastery in 1168. A »Berggeschrey« (mining rush) began, drawing miners and hewers, charcoal<br />

burners and merchants to Saxony. On request, I gave everyone the freedom to mine in the Ore<br />

Mountains. This was an inc<strong>en</strong>tive – and the mining duty, known as the »Bergzehnte«, filled my<br />

coffers ...«<br />

Margrave Otto II, the Rich (1125 – 1190)<br />

»MONEY<br />

GRUBBER«<br />

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