Schloss Lichtenwalde

#2114 among destinations in Germany

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Lichtenwalde Castle is a baroque castle owned by the Free State of Saxony, located in the district of the same name in the municipality of Niederwiesa in the district of Central Saxony. The castle is surrounded by a baroque park with numerous water features, which was named one of the most beautiful parks in Germany in 2005. Lichtenwalde Castle with its park is one of three houses that, along with Augustusburg Castle and Scharfenstein Castle, belong to the group "The Three Worth Seeing".

Coordinates: 50°53'2"N, 13°0'40"E

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Schloss Lichtenwalde – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum, Sachsenburg concentration camp, Stadtbad, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.

2.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum, Chemnitz
61 min walk • The Saxon Railway Museum is located in Chemnitz, in the state of Saxony, eastern Germany. It is situated on the site of the former locomotive depot for goods train locomotives in the district Hilbersdorf.
3.4 miN
Concentration camp
Sachsenburg concentration camp
87 min walk • Sachsenburg concentration camp stands as a somber reminder of Germany's dark past, located in the town of Frankenberg in Saxony. Established in 1933, it was one of the first concentration camps set up by the Nazi regime, initially designed to detain political opponents...
5 miSW
Amusement, Water park, Swimming
Stadtbad, Chemnitz
128 min walk • The city baths on Mühlenstraße were designed in 1925 by the city's construction director Fred Otto in the New Building style. It was intended to replace the Hedwigbad built in 1866/1867 on what was then Hedwigstraße, which no longer met the needs...
4.9 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz
126 min walk • The Chemnitz Art Collections with their approximately 65,000 exhibits are located in the König-Albert-Museum on Theaterplatz, which opened in 1909 and was designed by Richard Möbius.
4.1 miSW
50°50'48"N • 12°56'18"E
Sachsen-Allee Chemnitz, Chemnitz
105 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.1 miW
Botanical garden
Arctic-Alpine Garden of the Walter Meusel Foundation, Chemnitz
80 min walk • The Arktisch-Alpiner Garten der Walter-Meusel-Stiftung is a nonprofit botanical garden specializing in arctic and alpine plants.
4.2 miSW
Tower
HKW Chemnitz-Nord, Chemnitz
108 min walk • HKW Chemnitz-Nord is a lignite-fired power station in the northern parts of Chemnitz with a power capacity of 120 megawatts. It has a 301.8 metre tall chimney. In 2013 the chimney was painted in pastel colours by Daniel Buren.
5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Schloßbergmuseum, Chemnitz
127 min walk • The Schloßbergmuseum is the museum of urban history of the city of Chemnitz. It is located in the district of Schloßchemnitz on the site of an old Benedictine monastery that Emperor Lothar III had built around 1136 on a mountain near the Chemnitz...
4.9 miSW
Music venue, Nightlife
Theater Chemnitz, Chemnitz
126 min walk • Theater Chemnitz is the municipal theatre organization in Chemnitz, Germany. Performances of opera, ballet, plays, symphonic concerts, and puppet theatre take place in its three main venues: the Opernhaus Chemnitz, the Stadthalle Chemnitz, and the Schauspielhaus Chemnitz.
4.8 miSW
Park
Schillerplatz, Chemnitz
123 min walk • Schillerplatz in Chemnitz is a park in the center of the city center. It received its name in 1859 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller's birth and has been developed according to plan since 1890.
4.9 miSW
Church
St. Petri Kirche, Chemnitz
125 min walk • Petrikirche is a Protestant church building in Chemnitz, built from 1885 to 1888 to a design by Leipzig architect Hans Enger as a neo-Gothic hall church. The church stands on Theaterplatz and thus in the immediate vicinity of the Chemnitz Opera...