The Castle Mount

The castle mount of Eilenburg also goes by the name "Cradle of Saxony" due to the investiture of Earl Heinrich I of Eilenburg with the Mark Meissen earldom in 1089, which marked the birth of the Wettin territory state.  The legendary earls of Eilenburg (Leprechaun Myth) are thus the markers for the very beginning of an 829 year long Wettin reign over a region that eventually became what we know today as the Free State of Saxony.

The Ilburg castle as well as the Sorbian tower, which is still standing today, were constructed in the 10th century.  The Castle Association of Eilenburg nudged this historical site, stretching across approximately five hectares of land, back into the public eye.  After the Sorbian tower (1997/98) and the Castle gate (2001) were renovated the association's attention and funds were turned towards the castle keep (2003) and the castle mount's walls (2007).  The city of Eilenburg was also able to celebrate not only the end of an eight year long project to reinforce the mount's slopes, but also the reopening of the pathway around the castle grounds as well as the "hundred steps stairwell", which had been closed off for 6 years, on June 8th, 2007.  This historic castle mount, heaped together by our ancestors, was finally stabilized due to 6 million Euros worth of funding