Köthen Castle
Köthen Castle
Köthen Castle (German: Schloss Köthen) is a castle in the German city of Köthen (Anhalt).
This architectural ensemble in the historical center of the city was the Residence of the Princes and Dukes of Anhalt from 1244 to 1847. Since 1603, it was the seat of the Anhalt-Köthen line. In 1806, the principality was elevated to duchy.
Since 1627 it was the seat of the Fruitbearing Society.
Johann Sebastian Bach worked in Köthen during the period 1717-1723 as Hofkapellmeister of Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen. He wrote the Brandenburg Concertos and Das wohltemperierte Klavier here. Bach dedicated a few of his works to Prince Leopold and probably held their first performances in the castle.
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- Seite zum Schloss Köthen auf der Homepage der Stiftung Dome und Schlösser in Sachsen-Anhalt (German)
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- Reich bebilderte Seite zu Schloss Köthen auf der Homepage des Bach-Abel-Wettbewerbs (German)
- Informationen, Bildergalerie und Anfahrtskarte (German)
Coordinates: 51°45′14″N 11°58′36″E / 51.7538°N 11.9767°E
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