Rammenau CastleThe world of the chambermaids
Where the Lausitz mountains come to an end, you can find the only manor house in Saxony which has remained intact. Having been comprehensively restored, Rammenau Castle stands out as a masterpiece of Saxon country Baroque. After the building of the mansion had ruined the first owner, the von Hoffmann family obtained the grand estate by auction.
Their most famous scion was Johann Centurius von Hoffmann, Imperial Count von Hoffmannsegg, botanist and highly-respected connoisseur of insects; a stroke of luck for Saxon science, as the new owner was to give a new home to intellectual creativity and education in Rammenau.
The interior of the palace is a sparkling treasure trove of late Baroque and early Classical room design. The Chinese Room, the Pompeii Room, Bird Room, Peacock Room, Hunting Room and the painted walls around the staircase all go to show the ingenuity of the cultured country nobles. Even today you can hear music in the imposing Mirror Room. Perhaps the special genius, evident in all the corners of the palace, was the encouragement which had set the greatest son on the locality on his path through life, for Johann Gottlieb Fichte, one of the leading philosophers of his age, was born in Rammenau in 1762.
The visitor can find varied and aesthetic abundance not only in the interior decoration, but also by the cuisine. The master chef and the chambermaids try out extraordinary dishes in the historic dining room, which themselves show how to combine original Lusatian delicacies with Mediterranean flair.
Address
Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und
Gärten Sachsen
Barockschloss Rammenau
Am Schloss 4 | D-01877 Rammenau
Phone +49 (0) 35 94 70 35 59
Fax +49 (0) 35 94 70 59 83
rammenau@schloesserland-sachsen.de
www.barockschloss-rammenau.com
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