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Klipphausen Castle on the Saxon Way of St. James/Holy Way. Information: A simple Renaissance building, constructed around 1528, with a valuable interior. It is significant from an architectural, artistic, and local historical perspective. Current use: The castle and its outbuildings are used by the municipality and for residential purposes.

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In 1002, the newly elected German king, Henry II, appointed Gunzelin as the new margrave of Meissen, who also acquired possession of the castle. In 1003, Bolesław II of Bohemia, as had apparently been agreed upon, demanded that Gunzelin surrender Meissen Castle, which he refused. The background to these events was that the Ekkehardines were closely related to the Polish Piast dynasty. Until then, they had primarily opposed the Bohemian Přemyslid duchy, which was allied with Bavaria. After the murder of Ekkehard, who had applied for the German crown, there were fears that a noble family other than the Ekkehardines might be appointed margrave. With the conquest of Lusatia and Meissen, Bolesław had created a fait accompli. Henry II had no choice but to appoint Gunzelin, a member of the Ekkehardine family. With his actions, Gunzelin ignored the claims of his nephew Hermann, who, together with his mother Swanehilde

The Polish Piast Duke Boleslaw Chrobry (the Brave, son of Miezko) took the death of Emperor Otto III and the assassination of Margrave Ekkehard I of Meissen in 1002 as an opportunity to conquer the March of Meissen east of the Elbe. While he was able to occupy the land relatively easily because he was in harmony with the Slavic population, the German garrison defended the castle. However, it was ultimately captured with the help of Gunzelin, Ekkehard's brother. The castle garrison was granted free withdrawal.[10]

After the death of Rikdag in 985, Ekkehard I was appointed Margrave of Meissen.[8] He came from the Saxon family of the Ekkehardines, who were close to the king. His ancestral seat was in Kleinjena near Naumburg. Ekkehard's most urgent task was to conquer Meissen Castle. Boleslaw II of Bohemia had captured Meissen Castle in 984 on his way back from a campaign together with the Bavarian Duke Henry the Quarrelsome,[9] the opponent of Otto II. Ekkehard probably recaptured the castle in 987 when he led a Saxon-Thuringian army against the Slavs together with Mieszko I of Poland in 986/87. Ekkehard was related to Mieszko by marriage through Reglindis, the wife of his brother Hermann.

Meissen Castle had become the central location of the Burgward, a larger territory corresponding to the former Gau Daleminzien. It was thus the center of a royal administrative area. Among the many Burgwarden of the conquered area, it occupied a key position alongside the royal palaces of Magdeburg and Merseburg, together with Bautzen, so that it can be described as an early regional castle.[7] The Burgward district of Meissen lay at the intersection point of the interests of several ruling families. After the conquests of Henry I, it belonged to the Ostmark under Margrave Gero, who represented the interests of the empire. To the east bordered the Piast dynasty, the later Polish kingdom. To the south, the Přemyslids, the Dukes of Bohemia, attempted to expand their power. In this field of tension, the history of the castle in the 10th and 11th centuries was very eventful and was by no means a secure German imperial possession.