Annaburg: Between two rivers

Frederick the Wise, protector of the Reformation, commissioned a massive new building comprising a front and rear castle in the early 16th century. Lucas Cranach the Elder, a painter at the electoral court, was involved in the design, among others.

Porcelain production is a Saxony-Anhalt speciality. The Porzellaneum comprises a porcelain museum, a painting studio, and a porcelain shop with a café.

The Stifel fountain on the Annaburg market commemorates a somewhat strange historical event.

Die im Jahr 1897 errichtete Landesdarre gehört im mitteldeutschen Raum zu den ältesten Klengen Deutschlands.

Besuchen Sie die Bockwindmühle in Plossig, einem Ortsteil von Annaburg.

Lichtenburg Castle is a Renaissance building in Prettin dating back to the 16th century. It stands on the site of a former monastery that was transformed into a widow’s seat for the Electresses of Saxony.

Located directly on the Elbe, at the gateway to the Düben Heath, Pretzsch Castle stands out as an imposing Renaissance palace.

The garden of Pretzsch Castle was created in the early 18th century and served as a Baroque pleasure garden for Christiane Eberhardine, the Saxon Electress and Queen of Poland.