Welcome at

Königstein Fortress
in Saxon Switzerland

Christmas Market - Ticket sale

Upcoming Events

view over the market square (parade ground)

2019/12/15 - Sunday 11:00–19:00

Historic-romantic Christmas Market “Königstein – a Winter’s Tale”

Traditional market of minstrels and craftspeople with the presentation of ancient arts and crafts

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Girl at the printing press

2019/12/15 - Sunday 12:00–16:00

Print your own fortress souvenir

A historical printing press is waiting for you at the artist's workshop.

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garrison church

2019/12/15 - Sunday 13:00–16:15

Advent Music in the Garrison Church

Fifteen minutes of organ concert every full hour from 12 to 4 p.m.

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What's happening?

1818 ZEITSPRUNG 2018 - Special exhibition

New exhibitions in George's Castle

2018/07/17

Recently we celebrated the opening of three new exhibitions in George's Castle - about the state prison, the construction history and the everyday life at the fortress around 1900

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In the well’s shaft, two water tons are drawn up and down in turns

New Exhibition in the Well House

2018/03/06

Since February 2018, the rooms at the Well House offer a new museum experience. 20 years after the former exhibition was opened in February 1998, it has now been newly designed and technically modernised.

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The dark Appareille in 360°-Panorama

Take a virtual walk with 360° panaroma photos

2015/09/15

We took some 360° panorama photos from particularly impressing points of view to make you believe you are standing right in the midle of it.

Take a virtual walk