Rudolstadt

Rudolstadt is an ancient town at the base of Schloss Heidecksburg (Heidecksburg Castle). Heidecksburg Castle is steeped in tradition. It is located prominently on the banks of the Saale River and surrounded by a lovely German landscape.
The first German open air museum, the Thueringer Bauernhaeuser (Farm Museum), a splendid church, the historical city, a theatre and much more can be found here.

You can take a walk in the footsteps of Goethe, Schiller and other famous people.

Rudolstadt was first mentioned in 776. It received its' town charter in 1326 from the Dukes of Orlamuende and was granted to the Schwarzburgian Dukes a few years later.
Rudolstadt became the residence of the principality Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1571.

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