Burg Frauenhain

Burg Frauenhain stands in the village of Frauenhain, part of Röderaue in the Meißen district of Saxony. It was once a water castle, built in the 12th century and surrounded by walls and moats. The site was later known as a nobleman’s residence and was modernised over the centuries. Today only a flat site remains, marked by a small memorial stone. The village church still holds grave monuments of the Pflugk family who once owned the castle. The castle’s history is recorded in old inventories and prints from the 16th and 18th centuries. The castle belonged to bishops of Naumburg before passing to the von Koeckeritz family in 1349. The von Pflugk family held it from 1395 until after 1720 and left their mark on the church. In 1780 it was sold to a Saxon chamberlain, then passed through marriage to the von Globig family in the 19th century. The last private owner left in 1945 and the building was demolished the following year. Its stones were taken away and the ground levelled. Visitors find a quiet village green where the castle once stood. A low stone marks the spot and a simple plaque tells the story. The village church nearby keeps the memory of the Pflugk family alive with their tombs. A single old drawing and a few written records are all that remain of the grand water castle. The fields around show no trace of walls or moats today.