Dornburg

This article is about the town in Thuringia. For Dornburg in the district of Limburg-Weilburg, see Dornburg, Hesse.

Dornburg (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʁnbʊʁk]) 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.

Dornburg
Quarter of Dornburg-Camburg
Coat of arms
Location of Dornburg
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Coordinates: 51°0′23″N 11°39′58″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Dornburg-Camburg
Town	Dornburg-Camburg
Area
• Total	10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	909
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07778
Dialling codes	036427
Vehicle registration	SHK
Website	www.dornburg-saale.de

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Dornburg was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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 the early 12th century. One such castle was the Kaiserpfalz, often a residence of the emperors Otto II and Otto III, and where the emperor Henry II held a diet in 1005.^[1]
• Neues Schloss or "Rokokoschloss", built in the Italian style in the years 1728–1748. It features pretty gardens that drew the likes of Goethe.^[2]
• The third and southernmost of the three is the so-called Renaissanceschloss, which was built in the 17th century on the site of an older castle.