Oppurg Castle
building in Oppurg (Germany)
Oppurg Castle (also known as Niederoppurg Castle) (German: Schloss Oppurg or Schloss Niederoppurg) is a baroque German castle in Oppurg near Pößneck in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany.
History
In the High Middle Ages, a fortress was built on the site of today's castle, which was demolished in 1705. The moated castle on the Orla River was first mentioned in 1354. Called Friedrichstein Castle, was built in 1074 by Margrave Wiprecht von Groitzsch and later expanded into a fortification by the Lord of Brandenstein from Ranis. Remains of the old castle can still be seen on the grounds today in the form of the vine-covered tower. A stately four-sided farm with a manor house, gatehouse and four barns was built between the 16th and 19th centuries. The massive two-story mansion on the south corner was built around 1680. Around 1755 the estate was fundamentally redesigned and the four-sided courtyard was closed.
Ownership from 1703 to 1945
In 1703, after several changes of ownership, Oppurg came into the possession of Hans Haubold von Einsiedel's widow, Anna Sophia von Rumohr, whose father, C. von Rumohr, had Oppurg Castle built for her from 1705 to 1708 after the old castle was demolished. The baroque building is said to have once been equipped with 365 windows, 52 interior doors, 12 chimneys and 4 entrances.
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