Kohren Castle

51°1′9.56″N 12°36′1.58″E / 51.0193222°N 12.6004389°E / 51.0193222; 12.6004389TypeHill CastleCodeDE-SNSite historyBuiltca. 1000Garrison informationOccupantsClerical, nobility

Kohren Castle (German:Burg Kohren), also known as Chorun or Sahlis[citation needed], is the ruin of an imposing hill castle in the town of Kohren-Sahlis in Leipzig county in Saxony.[1]

History

The origin of the town Kohren can be traced back to the time of the Sorbian settlement in the Early Middle Ages. Emperor Otto II gifted the forest between the rivers Saale and Mulde to the Bishop of Merseburg in year 974.[citation needed]

Kohren Castle, Bergfried

References

  1. ^ "Kohren Castle Ruins". www.touren-lutherland-thueringen.de. Retrieved 2023-01-27.