Irrgarten Altjeßnitz
Ⓒ Förderverein Irrgarten Altjeßnitz e.V.
Irrgarten Altjeßnitz
Ⓒ Heiko Rebsch

Altjeßnitz maze

The Altjeßnitz maze is in a park in the picturesque Mulde floodplain. It is the largest and oldest baroque maze in Germany. Its two-meter-high hornbeam hedges and narrow paths make for an impressive maze.

Services included in the »WelterbeCard:

Free visit to the maze
The World HeritageCard includes one free admission to the maze in the Altjeßnitz park.

Further information:

Förderverein Irrgarten Altjeßnitz e.V.
Parkstraße 5a
06800 Raguhn-Jeßnitz OT Altjeßnitz

Tel. 03494 720426
irrgarten_altjessnitz@web.de
www.irrgarten-altjeßnitz.de

 

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Irrgarten Altjeßnitz
Ⓒ Anja Knorr

The park has a charming old tree population, curved walking paths, small meadows and a pond with a peninsula. The peninsula contains the hereditary burial place of the von Ende family, who established the park in the 18th century while developing a new castle. A special jewel in the park is a small church built of fieldstones in the Romanesque style. Dating from the 12th century, it houses medieval wall paintings and a late Gothic carved altar.

However, visitors may wonder why there is no manor house in Altjeßnitz. The castle partially burned down in 1946 and was mostly demolished in the following years. The last remains of the former castle itself were removed in 1975. Today, the gateway with the imposing gate tower and the estate outbuildings are the only remnants of the old estate.