Welcome at

Königstein Fortress
in Saxon Switzerland

Upcoming Events

2019/04/22 - Monday

Big Easter egg hunt in mysterious cellars

Step down into the mysterious deep cellar of the Gate house and look for sweet Easter suprises!
Start: 10:00 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. / 12:30 / 2:30 p.m. / 4:30 p.m.

Morning picnic high above Elbe Valley

Enjoy fantastic views, bright sunshine & fresh buns - our exclusive champagne breakfast is a very special moment for early birds.

The Swedish Conquer Königstein Fortress

Huge reenactment event with a military camp of historic uniform groups and the conquest of the fortress with cannons and muskets.
Shows take place between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

What's happening?

1818 ZEITSPRUNG 2018 - Special exhibition

New exhibitions in George's Castle

17.07.

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

New Exhibition in the Well House

06.03.

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.