Neuenburg Castle (Freyburg)

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Neuenburg Castle (German: Schloss Neuenburg) is a hilltop castle in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, on the spur-like foothills of a plateau above the eastern bank of the river Unstrut. Below the castle to the north lies the wine-growing town of Freyburg, which in turn is about seven kilometers north of Naumburg (Saale). The castle is a stop on the Romanesque Road, a route through the state of significant cultural and historic sites.The castle is owned and managed by the Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Foundation.{{cite web |url=https://www.kulturstiftung-st.de/en/castles-cathedrals/neuenburg-castle/ |website=KULTURSTIFTUNG SACHSEN-ANHALT |access-date=21 October 2024 |title=Neuenburg Castle - Castles & cathedrals - Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt }}

The castle was built around 1090 by the Thuringian count Ludwig der Springer, securing his territory in the east, as did its sister castle Wartburg in the west.[http://www.schloss-neuenburg.de/English-Site.html#a1431] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308170642/http://www.schloss-neuenburg.de/English-Site.html |date=2011-03-08 }} The name Neuenburg derives from German for "new castle".

From 1656 until 1746 it was a secondary residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels.

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