Rammenau

Rammenau
Municipality
Rammenau Castle, front side
Rammenau Castle, front side
Location of Rammenau within Bautzen district
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Rammenau is located in Germany
Rammenau
Rammenau
Rammenau is located in Saxony
Rammenau
Rammenau
Coordinates: 51°9′N 14°8′E / 51.150°N 14.133°E / 51.150; 14.133
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Municipal assoc.Bischofswerda
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Andreas Langhammer[1]
Area
 • Total
10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,340
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01877
Dialling codes03594
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.rammenau.de

Rammenau (German name; Upper Sorbian name: Ramnow, pronounced [ˈʁamnɔf]) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

It is known as the birthplace of the well-known German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814).[3]

Rammenau Castle was built between 1721 and 1735 by architect Johann Christoph Knöffel for Ernst Ferdinand von Knoch, chamberlain of king Augustus II the Strong. As Knoch went bankrupt with the immense costs of this project, Franz Josef von Hoffmann purchased it in a foreclosure auction in 1744. In 1879 it was sold to the von Posern family, with the last owner, Margarete von Helldorff née von Posern, being expropriated by the communists in 1945. Today it is owned by the State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony and open to the public, housing a museum with period furniture.

  • Rammenau Castle, park side
    Rammenau Castle, park side
  • Park
    Park
  • The Chinese Room
    The Chinese Room
  • The Pompeiian room
    The Pompeiian room
  • The Blue Room
    The Blue Room
  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Adamson, Robert (1911). "Fichte, Johann Gottlieb" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). pp. 3131–317.