Dornburg

For Dornburg in the district of Limburg-Weilburg, see Dornburg, Hesse.

Dornburg
Quarter of Dornburg-Camburg
Dornburg
Coordinates	51°0′23″N 11°39′58″E / 51.00639°N 11.66611°E / 51.00639; 11.66611Coordinates: 51°0′23″N 11°39′58″E / 51.00639°N 11.66611°E / 51.00639; 11.66611
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Dornburg-Camburg
Town	Dornburg-Camburg
Mayor	Klaus Sammer
Basic statistics
Area	10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m  (771 ft)
Population	909  (31 December 2006)
- Density	87 /km2 (226 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SHK
Postal code	07778
Area code	036427
Website	www.dornburg-saale.de

Dornburg is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It sits atop a small hill of 400 ft above the Saale. Since 1 December 2008, it is part of the town Dornburg-Camburg.

History

Main sights

Dornburg is mainly known for its three grand ducal castles, once belonging to the former grand-dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. These are:

• Altes Schloss, which is built on the site of older castles from early 12th Century.
• Neues Schloss or "Rokokoschloss", built in the Italian style in the years 1728-1748. It features pretty gardens that drew the likes of Goethe.
• The third and southernmost of the three is the so-called Renaissanceschloss, which was built in 17th Century on the site of an older castle.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

• A German site with statistics