Dornburg

{{about|the town in Thuringia|Dornburg in the district of Limburg-Weilburg|Dornburg, Hesse}}

{{Infobox German place

|type = Quarter

|Town = Dornburg-Camburg

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|state = Thüringen

|district = Saale-Holzland-Kreis

|Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Dornburg-Camburg

|elevation = 235

|area = 10.40

|population = 909

|Stand = 2006-12-31

|postal_code = 07778

|area_code = 036427

|licence = SHK

|website = [http://www.dornburg-saale.de www.dornburg-saale.de]

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Dornburg is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It sits atop a small hill of 400 ft above the Saale. Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the town Dornburg-Camburg.

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Dornburg was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Main sights

Dornburg is mainly known for its three grand ducal castles, once belonging to the former grand-dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. These are:

Altes Schloss, which is built on the site of older castles from the early 12th century. One such castle was the Kaiserpfalz, often a residence of the emperors Otto II and Otto III, and where the emperor Henry II held a diet in 1005.{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Dornburg|volume=8|page=430}}
Neues Schloss or "Rokokoschloss", built in the Italian style in the years 1728–1748. It features pretty gardens that drew the likes of Goethe.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
The third and southernmost of the three is the so-called Renaissanceschloss, which was built in the 17th century on the site of an older castle.

References

External links

[http://www.dornburg-saale.de/ A German site with statistics]

Category:Geography of Thuringia