Schloss Purschenstein

Manor in Neuhausen/Erzgeb., Germany

Purschenstein Castle (German: Schloss Purschenstein) in Neuhausen/Erzgeb. in eastern Germany was built in the late 12th century, around 1200, likely by Boresch I (Borso). The toll and escort castle protected a salt road running from Central Germany to Bohemia. This long-distance trading route, also called the Old Bohemian Track (Alter Böhmischer Steig), ran from Leipzig past present-day Neuhausen and over the Deutscheinsiedler Saddle towards Prague. The castle was among the von Schönberg family’s holdings and it remained in their possession from the mid-14th century until its expropriation in

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Type:
Manor

Where:
Neuhausen/Erzgeb., Germany

Coordinates:
50.68°N, 13.46°E

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