Callenberg Palace near Goldberg Lake rises on a wooded hill about six kilometres northwest of town. First mentioned in a document in 1231, the palace has been owned by the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since 1826. The last reigning Duke Carl Eduard resided here until 1945. In the ‘Sweden Year’ of 1932, his eldest daughter Sibylla married the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf. In 1982, Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha bought the Neo-Gothic palace with the help of the ducal family foundation. The current head of the family is Prince Hubertus. The palace’s own art collection includes important portraits of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha family, valuable furniture, porcelain, a selection of weapons, longcase clocks, and table clocks. The German Rifle Museum (Deutsches Schützenmuseum) is housed in one wing.
Directions: Exit B4 CO-Beiersdorf, free parking spaces
Directions: Exit B4 CO-Beiersdorf, free parking spaces
