Tiefurt House

Tiefurt House is a modest stately residence beside the Ilm River near Weimar with seven upper rooms and a connected service building. The grounds feature an English-style landscape garden with walking paths, bridges, and garden structures.

Built in the late 1500s as a tenant house for a ducal estate, the building underwent major renovation and expansion around 1765. These changes transformed it into a more elegant residence suitable for the duke's family.

Poets and artists gathered here during the late 1700s to discuss their work and share ideas in an informal setting. The rooms show how this intellectual circle spent their free time away from the court.

The house sits about four kilometers east of Weimar's center and is easiest to reach on foot or by bicycle. The paths are well marked, and the garden can be explored without steep climbs.

The garden holds a grand-ducal burial chamber where the celebrated writer Friedrich Schiller is buried. This surprising combination of leisure garden and final resting place gives the location an unusual character.

Location: Weimar

Part of: Classical Weimar

GPS coordinates: 50.99390,11.36360

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:43