Schloss Neuenhof, Neo-Gothic château in Neuenhof, Eisenach, Germany
Schloss Neuenhof is a castle situated on elevated terrain beside the Werra River and surrounded by a maintained park. The complex displays neo-Gothic architecture from the 19th century and spans a larger area with multiple buildings.
A small fortress stood on the Werra high bank in the Middle Ages. In 1405 the estate 'Neuer Hof' belonged to the knights Johann and Wenzel von Stein zu Liebenstein; in 1777 the Riedesel barons united the shares. In 1863 the von Rotenhan family had the last remains of the medieval keep demolished and built the present neo-Gothic castle, inaugurated on 17 October 1864. After 1945 the family was expropriated; in 1947 a retirement home opened, and from 1953 the castle housed a GDR border troop base.
The park was laid out from 1838 to 1843 by Eduard Petzold for Baron Georg Riedesel, an early work by the later famous garden designer and the only riverside park on the Werra. The Riedesels added fountains and arbours and received guests from the surrounding nobility. A memorial plaque marks Petzold's centenary in 1991.
The castle stands in the centre of Neuenhof on a high bank of the Werra, with the village church directly beside it. The roughly 3.5-hectare park, laid out by Eduard Petzold, is crossed by paths and includes a staircase to the church. The Löwenbrunnen fountain at the edge of the grounds was fully restored in autumn 2020.
The Löwenbrunnen at the edge of the grounds is documented since 1844 and is one of the last original features of the park. It lay in ruins in 2011 and was fully restored in autumn 2020 as part of village renewal.
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