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Deutsch: Ältestes Wahrzeichen der Stadt
Das Obere Schloss ist ein weithin bekanntes, architektonisch wertvolles und markantes Kulturdenkmal, das jeden Betrachter in seinen Bann zieht. Als Wahrzeichen vergangener deutscher Geschichte gibt es dem reizvollen Greizer Landschaftsbild im Tal der Weißen Elster ein charakteristisches Gepräge. Vom Süden her erscheint das Obere Schloss als einfaches „Hohes Haus“. Vor allem die wirkungsvollen Renaissancegiebel des Ostflügels lassen den schlossartigen Charakter der Anlage erahnen, während vom Norden und Westen das Obere Schloss bis heute wie eine mittelalterliche Burg wirkt. Bereits in die Jahre 1209 und 1225 fällt die erste urkundliche Erwähnung einer Greizer Burganlage auf dem 50 Meter hohen Bergkegel aus Tonschieferfels. Als ehemalige Burganlage der Vögte von Weida und Plauen zeigt das Obere Schloss heute noch an einigen wenigen Stellen Reste der alten Burgbefestigung. Seit dem beginnenden 13. Jahrhundert war die Burg Residenz der Vögte von Weida und Plauen und später der reußischen Herren. Nach einem Blitzschlag am 3. Juni 1540 brannte sie fast vollständig nieder und wurde anschließend sofort wieder neu errichtet. 1620 erhielt der Bergfried auf dem isolierten Felskegel seine jetzige Gestalt. Von 1697 – 1714 erfolgte die Umgestaltung der Burg zur gräflichen Residenz. Durch zahlreiche Neu- und Anbauten im spätbarocken Stil entstand in den Jahren 1733 bis 1753 der untere Schlosshof in seiner heutigen Gestalt. Nach dem Umzug der reußischen Fürsten 1809 in das nach dem Stadtbrand von 1802 wieder aufgebaute Untere Schloss, wurde das Obere Schloss Sitz der Regierungsbehörden des Fürstentums Reuß älterer Linie. Dieses Fürstentum war übrigens die flächenmäßig kleinste deutsche Monarchie des 1871 gegründeten Deutschen Kaiserreiches. Im Zuge der Novemberrevolution 1918 dankten Fürst und Landesregierung ab und das Obere Schloss wurde per Auseinandersetzungsvertrag in den Besitz des Volksstaates Reuß überführt. Schon im 19. Jahrhundert beherbergte das Obere Schloss viele Wohnungen. Bereits im Jahr 1884 erhielten die Einwohner den Status einer eigenen „Schlossgemeinde“ mit eigenem Bürgermeister und Selbstverwaltung. Erst 1919 wurde diese „Schlossgemeinde“ wieder in die Stadt Greiz eingegliedert. Noch heute dient ein Teil der Gebäude zu Wohnzwecken.English: The Upper Palace is the oldest landmark in the city.
The Upper Palace is a well-known, architecturially-valuable and striking cultural monument that draws every observer under its spell. As a landmark of past German history, it leaves its characteristic stamp on the charming landscape surrounding Greiz in the valley of the White Elster River. From the south, the Upper Palace appears to be a simple „high house.“ Above all, the impressive Renaissance gable in the east gives one a sense of its palatial character, while from the north and the west, the Upper Palace looks like a medieval castle. A Greizer castle compound on a 50 Meter high peak of slate was already mentioned in legal documents in 1209 and 1225. As the former castle compound of the Vogts of Weida and Plauen, the Upper Palace in a few places reveals the remains of the old castle fortifications. Since the beginning of the 13th century, the castle was the residence of the Vogts of Weida and Plauen and later the Reuß rulers. After the tower was struck by lightning on June 3, 1540, the complex was almost completely destroyed, but then immediately reconstructed. By 1620, the keep on the isolated stone peak had attained its current shape. From 1697 to 1714, the castle was redesigned as a residence for the Earl. Between 1733 and 1753 the lower palace courtyard attained its current form due to numerous additions and new constructions in late Barock style. In 1809, once the Reuß Prince moved back into the Lower Palace, which had been rebuilt after the city fire of 1802, the Upper Palace became the seat of the administrative offices of the Principality of Reuß Elder Line. This Principality, by the way, was the tiniest monarchy of the German Empire, founded in 1871. During the course of the November Revolution of 1918, the Prince abdicated, state officials resigned, and the palace became the possession of the People's State Reuß. By the 19th century, the Upper Palace included many apartments. Apartment dwellers received a status of their own, as a „Palace Commune,“ with their own mayor and self-government. Only in 1919 was this „Palace Commune“ reintegrated into the city. Even today, a portion of the complex serves as apartments. |
Date | Taken on 8 July 2010 |
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Author | Stadt Greiz |
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