MDR Thuringia Castles, Treasures, Beauty The Heritage of the Schwarzburgs
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When the armoury at Schwarzburg Castle reopens on May 12th after almost 80 years, a thriller in Thuringian history will have a happy ending. The more than 500-year-old weapons collection of the Schwarzburg princes, the oldest and most extensive in Germany, is returning to its original location. It was thought to be lost. After the war, the Red Army packed up the weapons from Europe's most important weapons makers and loaded them into wagons for transport to Russia. But miraculously, they were shunted back and forth at Rudolstadt station for decades and were forgotten - until they were rediscovered. In recent years, the armoury and collection have been restored, giving a new perspective on the old glory of the Schwarzburg family. The oldest noble family in Thuringia ruled the fortunes of its subjects for over 1100 years, and even provided a German king for three months, Günther XXI. No prince ruled longer after the November Revolution of 1918 than Günther Viktor of Schwarzburg. He was the last German ruler to abdicate. The dynasty's castles shape Thuringia from north to south. They house treasures that are otherwise only found at large European courts - a golden carriage in Sondershausen, a state room decorated with pearls in Arnstadt or very early animal specimens in the oldest Thuringian natural history museum in Rudolstadt - which is now a specialist office for the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The Schwarzburg family had porcelain remade, made money by growing pineapples, wrote lyrics for the Protestant hymn book and helped Liszt's music to break through. But as extensive and vibrant as the Schwarzburg family's legacy is, it is difficult to preserve it. The ravages of time are gnawing away at the collections, and some of the buildings are in danger of collapsing - a huge task!
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