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#history #reuss #schloss #mittelalter #vögte #castle #nobility Burgk Castle - From the former castle of the bailiffs to the residential palace of Caroline Princess Reuss ä.L. Contents: Fortifications, Knights' Hall, Palace Chapel, State Room, Palace Kitchen, Ladies' Salon, Small Hall, Henry IV, Burgrave of Meissen, Henry II. Reuss ä.L. is elevated to the rank of Imperial Count, Caroline Princess Reuss ä.L. and the conflicts with Prussia Picturesquely situated on the banks of the Upper Saale, the former Reuss residence, Burgk Castle, not only houses historical living and showrooms as well as precious interiors, but with its collections, exhibitions, concerts and festivals, is a cultural center in eastern Thuringia and is considered one of the most charming castles in central Germany. Impressive late medieval fortifications enclose a building that conceals numerous treasures behind a simple, almost unadorned facade. The oldest surviving document, a pledge of the castle to the Teutonic Order, dates back to 1365. The second credible piece of information reports that an old castle was demolished in 1403 and a new one built in the same year under Henry VII, Lord of Gera. The "three-wing complex" still forms the core of the castle complex today. Henry II Reuss the Elder founded the first independent lordship of Burgk in 1616. Under him, it was expanded into a residential castle. The kitchen building with the impressive 21.5 m high fireplace was built, and the knights' hall received its wooden ceiling painted with motifs and scrollwork cartouches. _______________________ IMPRINT Daniela Bensch Email: [email protected] Facebook ▸ / danielabensch VAT identification number: DE231129701 Person responsible for content according to § 55 II RStV: Daniela Bensch Leipzig Editing program: Adobe Premiere Pro Camera: Canon EOS M50 Mark II Music: YouTube Creative Tool