Castle Map

Palace

Freudenstein Castle

Germany · 14th century

Founded
1400
Style
Renaissance architecture
Heritage status
heritage monument in Saxony
Location
Freiberg
Coordinates
50.9204°, 13.34°
Open on the map →Wikipedia ↗
Freudenstein Castle in Germany
Photo: Unukorno · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Freudenstein Castle (German: Schloss Freudenstein) is located on the Schloßplatz ("Castle Square") on the edge of the town centre of Freiberg in the German state of Saxony. Its history is closely linked to the House of Wettin. After several conversions the castle is now a stately home with four wings comprising these buildings: the Langes Haus, Neues Haus, Kirchenflügel, Großer Turm und Schmales Haus ("Long House", "New House", "Church Wing", "Great Tower" and "Narrow House").

Text adapted from “Freudenstein Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Freudenstein Castle ranks #5,616 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #488 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1400, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dresden, 31 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

Castles nearby

More castles in Germany