Neu-Augustusburg Castle

Schloss Neu-Augustusburg is a palace in Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels.

The building in Baroque style is well preserved and features a notable Baroque church. St. Trinitatis. It is a monument of national importance.

The schloss now houses the Museum Weißenfels which shows both an exhibition of shoe-making, based on a 1964 Schuhmuseum of the GDR, and a historic exhibition of the duchy.

In the building next to the castle is the Gymnasium of Schloss Neuhaus. The Gymnasium is named after the castle and one of the biggest education institution in the area of Paderborn.

Text adapted from “Schloss Neu-Augustusburg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Neu-Augustusburg Castle ranks #5,136 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #424 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,510 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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