| Neuenburg Castle | |
|---|---|
Schloss Neuenburg | |
 Aerial view | |
  Location within Saxony-Anhalt  Neuenburg Castle (Freyburg) (Germany) | |
| General information | |
| Type | hilltop castle |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic and later additions |
| Location | Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| Website | |
| Schloss-Neuenburg.de | |
Neuenburg Castle (German: Schloss Neuenburg) is a hilltop castle in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, on the spur-like foothills of a plateau above the eastern bank of the river Unstrut. Below the castle to the north lies the wine-growing town of Freyburg, which in turn is about seven kilometers north of Naumburg (Saale). The castle is a stop on the Romanesque Road, a route through the state of significant cultural and historic sites.The castle is owned and managed by the Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Foundation. [1]
The castle was built around 1090 by the Thuringian count Ludwig der Springer, securing his territory in the east, as did its sister castle Wartburg in the west. [2] The name Neuenburg derives from German for "new castle".
From 1656 until 1746 it was a secondary residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels.
