Barockgarten Großsedlitz
The unfinished symphony
The gardens at Grosssedlitz are among the most notable in Germany, but this symbol of determination to create is worth a visit for other reasons too. It is also of special significance because a prominent Saxon ruler left his imprint on how it looks.
Having constructed his residence for retirement here in 1719, the Imperial Count von Wackerbarth sold it – not entirely of his own volition – to Augustus the Strong. The new owner had the gardens completely rebuilt, with plans drawn by his own hand.
There was to be nothing less than a Saxon Versailles here, but in the end Grosssedlitz was never completed – an acute shortage of funds at the court of Dresden, where otherwise they had so happily spent money, put an end to the creative fantasy. Nevertheless, the 12 hectares which were finished are so full of splendour that it is hardly possible to imagine how the park might have been had all the planned 96 hectares been completed. The spacious terraced grounds are today a work of artistic garden architecture with two orangeries, fountains and around 60 sculptures.
A walk around always opens new perspectives, which still today are evidence of the expertise of the planning. The visitor can, especially in the summer months when exotic plants and orange trees fill the park with scent and color, experience the imagination of the highborn creator of Grosssedlitz.
Address
Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und
Gärten Sachsen
Barockgarten Großsedlitz
Parkstraße 85 | D-01809 Heidenau
Phone +49 (0) 35 29 56 39-0
Fax +49 (0) 35 29 56 39-99
grosssedlitz@schloesserland-sachsen.de
www.barockgarten-grosssedlitz.de
Disabled access
Limited accessibility
