Schloss und Park Ettersburg

In the location's words:

A gem in the Weimar countryside from the hand of Anna Amalia

"Here, taste of all kinds may indulge itself a little, and even playfulness and the freest indulgence of the imagination may be permitted." (Prince Pückler-Muskau)

From hunting lodge to garden landscape

Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau came, saw and conquered. Commissioned by Carl Alexander, Anna Amalia's great-grandson, he worked with his former pupil and court gardener at the time, Eduard Petzold, to transform the former hunting and summer residence into an English landscape garden.

In the early 18th century, only the hunting lodge stood here; it was Anna Amalia who gave the surrounding landscape a garden character, which her great-grandson finally had extended through the redesign.

To create a perfect view from the palace, the two landscape designers cut a path to an open section of the grounds. The resulting meadow ("Pücklerschlag") stretches from the Pfaffenthal to the Jagdstern.

Walk in the UNESCO World Heritage Site

A walk from the highest point at 384 meters, following the avenue downwards, opens up cinematic landscape moments where guests can enjoy a sweeping view of the Thuringian Basin as well as the castle and church. The romantic landscape park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 as part of the "Classical Weimar" ensemble.

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Der Schlosspark ist ganzjährig frei zugänglich.