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Dornburg

Coordinates:51°0′23″N11°39′58″E / 51.00639°N 11.66611°E /51.00639; 11.66611
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Town in Thuringia, Germany
This article is about the town in Thuringia. For Dornburg in the district of Limburg-Weilburg, seeDornburg, Hesse.

Quarter of Dornburg-Camburg in Thuringia, Germany
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Dornburg is located in Germany
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Dornburg is located in Thuringia
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Coordinates:51°0′23″N11°39′58″E / 51.00639°N 11.66611°E /51.00639; 11.66611
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Dornburg-Camburg
TownDornburg-Camburg
Area
 • Total
10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total
909
 • Density87.4/km2 (226/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07778
Dialling codes036427
Vehicle registrationSHK
Websitewww.dornburg-saale.de

Dornburg (German pronunciation:[ˈdɔʁnbʊʁk]) is a town in theSaale-Holzland district, inThuringia, Germany. It sits atop a small hill of 400 ft above theSaale. Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the townDornburg-Camburg.

History

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Within theGerman Empire (1871–1918), Dornburg was part of theGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Main sights

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Dornburg is mainly known for its three grand ducal castles, once belonging to the former grand-dukes ofSaxe-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 emperorsOtto II andOtto III, and where the emperorHenry II held adiet in 1005.[1]
  • Neues Schloss or "Rokokoschloss", built in the Italian style in the years 1728–1748. It features pretty gardens that drew the likes ofGoethe.[2]
  • The third and southernmost of the three is the so-calledRenaissanceschloss, which was built in the 17th century on the site of an older castle.

Transport

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Wilsenroth station
Frickhofen station

The train stations Wilsenroth and Frickhofen ofUpper Westerwald railway are located in Dornburg.

References

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  1. ^Wikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dornburg".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 430.
  2. ^Chisholm 1911.

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