Neuhirschstein Castle

Hirschstein Castle, also known as Neuhirschstein, is a castle complex in the municipality of Hirschstein in the Meißen district that emerged from a medieval spur castle. It rises on a 25 meter high rock spur on the left bank of the Elbe opposite Neuseußlitz. The building goes back to a castle that was newly built around 1200, the original shape of which, according to castle research, is no longer recognizable; its current appearance is based on the reconstruction after the destruction of 1637, on the baroque expansion at the end of the 17th century and on a thorough modernization from 1892 to 1894 by the Dresden architect Ernst Giese. Hirschstein became known nationwide for its role in the Second World War: from June 1944 to March 1945, the Belgian King Leopold III stayed here.