Matthias Hultsch

Augustus Square

Augustus-Platz
  • laid out in 1815 in honour of the first king of Saxony, Frederick August

During the Napoleonic Wars, from October 1813, the Saxon King Frederick Augustus I. (1750 - 1827) was imprisoned first by Prussia, then by Austria. In June 1815, he returned to his country. In his honour, the square was renamed Augustus Square or King’s Square and, among others, planted with limes. The underground caches covered with a sod of grass had been created for a possible war: With that, damaged battery walls could have been repaired quickly.

Festung Königstein gGmbH
01824 Königstein

Phone: +49 (0)35021 64 607
info@festung-koenigstein.de

Opening hours

April - October 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
November - March 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Last admission 1 hour before closing time