Weißiger Schloss, Historicist château in Weißig, Oßling, Germany
Weißiger Schloss is a castle in Oßling with building parts from different periods. The structure rises above the landscape with elements from Gothic and Renaissance periods that shaped it over the centuries.
A knight's estate in Weißig was first mentioned in 1466. In 1723 Carl von Ponickau sold it to Hans Bastian III von Zehmen for 25,376 talers and seven groschen; the Zehmen family kept it until 1942. Oskar Horst von Zehmen had the 17th-century manor house demolished and built the present castle in 1907–1908, financed by leasing a quarry to Siemens & Halske from 1905.
The castle is named after the village of Weißig, part of Oßling in the Bautzen district. Its Gothic-style chapel is dedicated to Saint Elisabeth. In 2007 the 6th Krabat Festival was held here, opened by Saxon state parliament president Erich Iltgen, and in 2008 the 100th anniversary was celebrated with villagers.
The castle is privately owned since 2005 and not open as a museum, so visits depend on the owner's consent; the 2007 Krabatfest and the 2008 centenary were held on the grounds with local residents. The site lies about ten kilometres north of Kamenz in Weißig, part of Oßling. Two courtyard gates lead in, with two lion sculptures at the eastern entrance.
The castle was built in 1907–08 by the Dresden firm Lossow & Kühne for Oskar Horst von Zehmen, financed by rent from a quarry he leased to Siemens & Halske from 1905. Its Gothic-style chapel is dedicated to Saint Elisabeth, and two lion sculptures stand at the eastern entrance.
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