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

„Here the taste of all kinds may let itself go a little, 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 redesigned the former hunting and summer residence into an English landscape garden together with his former pupil and court gardener at the time, Eduard Petzold.

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 by redesigning it.

To ensure a perfect view from the castle, the two landscape designers drew an „aisle“ in extension of the main axis to an open section of land. The resulting „Pücklerschlag“ meadow stretches from Pfaffenthal to 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 you 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.