Germany, Meiningen. It is the most famous building in the small Thuringian town and is enthroned on a mountain in a fairytale setting: Landsberg Castle, former summer residence of the Dukes of Sachsen-Meiningen. After a sale in 2016, people are now worried about the future of the currently empty castle.
2016: Meininger Monuments Foundation sells Landsberg Castle
Until 2014 the castle in Landsberg was a renowned hotel and also a popular address for weddings. Recently, however, it has had to contend with strong fluctuations in turnover, as the MDR writes. With the sale, the foundation wants to push ahead with the renovation of other historic buildings in Meiningen. After several attempts, the castle was sold to the Chinese company "New Silk Road Ltd" based in Dubai. Schloss Landsberg, with its seven suites, 13 guest rooms, the castle restaurant and the knights' hall, was to reopen as a luxury hotel as early as 2017.
2020: Fear of further speculation
Four years have now passed since the sale. Well-heeled guests from the Far East and the USA have so far failed to appear, as has the planned renovation. Instead, there is growing concern that Schloss Landsberg could become another problem property in Thuringia alongside Reinhardsbrunn. A water damage that occurred at the beginning of the year had to be taken over by the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen itself. In addition, urgent work is needed at the castle to secure the building fabric. Despite a ban on entering the castle, uninvited guests are still gaining access to the remote castle.
The town of Landsberg and the district are now asking the Ministry of Culture for help: to prevent a situation like Reinhardsbrunn, Landsberg could, according to their ideas, be taken over by the state of Thuringia or the Central German Schlösserstiftung.
Comments (3)
Anne Bozem Guest #4
Vielleicht sollte die Stadt Meiningen prüfen, ob das Objekt, wie im Falle Schloß Reinhardsbrunn, enteignet werden, in den Besitz der Stadt zurück übertragen und wieder zu einem renommierten und gerne besuchten Ziel werden kann.
Peter Guest #3
Es stellt sich die Frage warum dieses Historische Gemäuer langsam verfällt, laut Berichten die sehr spärlich sind Wasserschaden 2020 hielt sich in Finanziellen Grenzen.Berichten zur Folge schäden an den Wandmalereien welche so weit meine kenntnisse reichen aus Acht Motiven bestehern.
Ursache wahrscheinlich Mangelnde kenntnisse oder finanzielle Probleme um dies zu verhindern.
Derzeitige Eigentümer sind laut Berichten Chineschische Investoren mit Sitz in Dubai.
Es wundert mich das so wenig Resonanz und Besucherzahlen auf dieser Webseite sind.
Derzeit steht Schloss landsdberg ? ja oder nein Eigentümer derzeit Chineschische Investorengruppe gerne würde ich Kontakt mit ihnen aufnehmenb bzw. derzeiotigen Rechtsvertreter der investorengruppe.
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Chris Wilmar www.wilmarschutz.com Guest #2
Max Schmidt Guest #1