Burg Kriebstein, Germany
Channel: Patrick Beckers
Date: 2023-03-04

Kriebstein Castle was first mentioned in a document in 1384, but it can be concluded from another document that there had already been a predecessor. The 45-metre tall residential tower, the gatehouse, a guardhouse, the ring wall and some outbuildings were erected at the end of the 14th century. From 1471 onwards, further major rebuilding and extension work was carried out, giving the castle the Gothic appearance it still has today. Over the last five centuries, the castle has known more than 30 owners. One of the last was the Arnim family, who opened the castle to the public as early as 1930. The family was expropriated in 1945 and since 1949 the castle has served as a museum. Since 1993, the castle has been the property of the Federal State of Saxony.

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