ROMANTIC PALACE ISLAND SOUTH-WEST OF DRESDENRoyal hunting lodge with neoclassical guesthouse

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Detail from the portal of the guesthouse

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Contents

Welcome to Grillenburg hunting lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Grillenburg – Part of Kurort Hartha and the City of Tharandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Building complex on the palace island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Existing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Site map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Potential uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Expressions of interest – Further procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Welcome to Grillenburg hunting lodge

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Left: View of the rear of the hunting lodge and the wing building

Right: Detail on the portal of the guesthouse

Grillenburg, a Biedermeier hunting lodge, and its annexes are situated south-west of Dresden, capital of the Federal State of Saxony, on an island in the Tharandter Wald forest . Its name is derived from the fact that Prince Elector Augustus hoped to forget his worries (“Grillen” in German) there .The building complex, surrounded by three lakes on the outskirts of the Grillenburg Glade, is enclosed by a wall built in the 16th century . Besides the palace, it comprises the neorenaissance guesthouse, an adjoining bowling alley, the gardener‘s cottage and the Kennels building (Hunde-zwingerhaus) . Access to the surrounding state roads is provided in the north via a picturesque sandstone bridge built in 1730 by the famous architect Pöppelmann, and in the south-west through the Colmnitzer Tor gate . The Saxon State Heritage Department has declared the 20,002 square metre complex a cultural monument including its soil as an archaeological monument .

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By car Time Distance

Dresden Central Railway Station 33 min. 30 km

Dresden Airport 33 min. 36 km

Freital 15 min. 13,5 km

Freiberg 17 min. 14 km

Tharandt (rail links - S 3, RB 30, RE 3) 9 min. 8,1 km

Kurort Hartha 5 min. 4,6 km

Motorway A4/Klipphausen 20 min. 17 km

Motorway A17/Dresden-Südvorstadt 20 min. 16 km

Suburban or regional rail from Klingenberg-Colmnitz(3.8 km away, 5 min. by car) Time Frequency

Dresden 34 min. Every 30 min.

Dresden Airport 1h 24 min. Every 30 min.

Freital 28 min. Every 30 min.

Freiberg 17 min. Every 30 min.

Tharandt 15 min. Every 30 min.

Kurort Hartha 7 min. Every 2 h

As of July 2015

Public transport

Grillenburg: RVD bus line 363 Freital-Klingenberg (via Tharandt)

Tharandt: S 3 Dresden-Freiberg, RB 30 Dresden-Zwickau, RE 3 Dresden-Hof

Klingenberg-Colmnitz: S 3 Dresden-Freiberg, RB 30 Dresden-Zwickau

Excellent accessibilityTo the north, the palace island is connected to the S 194 road from Naundorf to Tharandt in Grillenburg via the bridge which is included in the property for sale . The south-west entrance through the Colmnitzer Tor gateway between the Upper and Lower Lakes leads to the S 189 road towards Grillenburg or Klingenberg . Within the palace walls, driveways link the entrances and buildings .

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Grillenburg – Part of Kurort Hartha and the City of Tharandt

View north-east over the Lower Lake from the hunting lodge tower

Grillenburg Glade is located on the Saxon Way of St . James pilgrimage route, created in the mid-12th century, and on the Sacred Way between Bohemia and the Bishop Benno‘s grave in Meissen . Both ways follow the same route in the Tharandter Wald forest . The House of Wettin also used this route as a royal or gentleman‘s road to travel between Dresden and Freiberg . Grillen-burg hunting lodge, whose origins can be traced back to the 13th century, was built at a junction of the Saxon St . James’ Way with other historic roads which led through the Tharandter Wald forest .A district of Tharandt, Grillenburg is part of the town of Kurort Hartha in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterz-gebirge administrative region . The district, with a popu-lation of roughly 110, is located between Dresden and Freiberg on the present-day “Silver Road in Saxony

and Bohemia” holiday route . Besides the natural forest swimming pool, leisure facilities in Grillenburg in-clude the Forest Experience and the youth recreation centre . The bathing pool is a natural outdoor forest pool with a small gravel beach, which is located behind the hunting lodge on the palace island . There is also a barbecue area and a playground, as well as a kiosk selling food and drinks etc . to bathers . The palace island is surrounded by two other lakes . With roughly 21,000 square metres of water, the Lower Lake is also home to a boat rental company (gondeln- in-grillenburg .de) . Like the Upper Lake, with its beauti-fully situated boathouse, it is used for fishing . The building complex’ overall setting, between the woods and water, offers a wonderful feeling of calm and is a perfect place to relax .

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Building complex on the palace island

History

Top left: The lodge from the southTop right: West ridge, viewed from the lodge tower Bottom: Main hall of the hunting lodge with tiled stove

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The origins of the hunting lodge complex can be traced back to the 13th century . Based on archaeologi-cal research and the extant cellar vaults, it may have been used as an abbey/burial ground, a hunting palatinate for the Staufer or Meißen Margrave dynasties or a pilgrim hospice on the St . James‘ Way and Sacred Way .

The oldest cellars in the complex are:y The Romanesque cellar under the

New Hunter’s Cottage (Neues Jäger haus)

y An underground Romanesque pas sage way (heating duct I) by the inn cellar under the New Hunter‘s Cottage

y And an underground Romanesque passageway (heating duct II), last used as a drainage channel, by the enclosing wall near the New Hunter‘s Cottage .

In the mid-16th century, prince elec-tor “Father” Augustus of Saxony had a royal hunting lodge built on the old foundation walls of Tharandt Castle, using building materials from the old castle . In addition to its use for hunting, it was primarily intended as a place of relaxation .

The hunting lodge complex com-prised a royal manor, fiscal officer’s house (Schösserei, the current hunt-ing lodge), the servants’ quarters (Bärenhaut) and stables, and was completed between 1554 and 1558 .The hunting lodge was not com-pleted until 1599, and the feudal stronghold (Fronfeste) in 1614 . The buildings were modified and ex-panded in the 17th and 18th century, in particular following a fire in 1654 . After war damage, fires and demolition, only the fiscal officer’s house and Colmnitzer Tor gate in the south-west of the surrounding wall were left standing . In 1720, a barn was built in place of the hunter’s cottage, and in 1828, the feudal stronghold was demol ished and the royal manor was torn down, with the exception of its cellar . The building material was used to build the Grillenburg Inn . The grounds were surrounded by four lakes, fed by the rivers Schwarze Pfütze and – via a canal – Triebisch (with its tributaries X- Bach, Kro atenbach or Kroaten wasser) . The arched sandstone bridge, still in use today, was built in 1730 in place of the former wooden bridge, to plans by Chief State Architect Daniel Pöppel mann .

Top: View of the south side of the hunting lodge and the Kennels building from the guesthouse Bottom: Cellar entrance at the gardener’s cottage

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Existing buildings Complex as a whole listed for preservation

The hunting lodge In 1855, the fiscal officer’s house (Schösserei), which had been built between 1554 and 1558, was converted to a royal hunting lodge, complete with a Biedermeier facade, to plans by State Construction Director Rothe .

Lodge buildingThe two-storey lodge building is made of quarry stone and brickwork, and has a partial cellar . The basic build ing substance is in a good structural condition . In 2010/2011, the roof was completely refurbished as a vented roof, and the top floor’s ceiling was insulated . The space under the roof has not been converted into a loft yet . Due to the extended period of vacancy, the

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View of the façade of the hunting lodge with the Pöppelmann sandstone bridge

heating and plumbing systems in particular need re-furbishment . The lodge building was last used from 2004 to 2009 as office and exhibition space for the Saxon State Foundation for Nature and the Environ-ment . The lodge is joined to its annex via connecting structures .

AnnexThe annex houses two large garages, an attic loft apartment and various adjoining rooms . The walls are built of bricks and mixed masonry . The roof structure consists of mixed square timbers, and is covered with extruded interlocking pantiles . The roof has been ex-tensively damaged . The roof and attic rooms are not

thermally insulated . In recent years, only the garages were still used . The annex and connecting structure are in a poor struc tural condition; demolition and re-construction are an option .

Lower Lake

Upper Lake

Lower Lake

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Boathouse

Property for saleSize of the plots: 20,002 m2

Biedermeier hunting lodgeLodge: Approx . 945 m² gross floor area (GFA)/ 820 m2 net floor area (NFA)Annex: Approx . 430 m² GFA/ 360 m² NFABuilt: 1554–58, 1855, 1935–36Roof refurbishment: 2010–2011Connections: Water, waste water, electricity, gas, telecommunications

Kennels buildingApartment buildingMain building: ca . 346 m² useful floor area (UFA), ground floor with converted attic loft, partial cellar Wing: approx . 172 m² UFA, bungalow with unconverted attic loft Built: approx . 1937–39 Connections: End at lodge Refurbishment: Securing measures only

Gardener‘s cottageSingle family houseApprox . 375 m² UFA,Ground floor, attic loft, cellar (to the rear) Built: Approx . 1937–39 Connections: End at lodge Refurb .: Securing measures only

New Hunter‘s CottageGuesthouse of the Saxon court hunting parties (Jägerhof)Main building: Approx . 997 m² UFA,Ground floor, first floor, 2 attic lofts, attic storage space, cellar Rear wing: Approx . 590 m² UFA,Ground floor, attic loft, cellar Bunker: Approx . 136 m² UFABuilt: 13th century, 1937–39Connections: End at lodgeRefurb .: Securing measures only

Bowling alleyApprox . 113 m² UFABungalowBuilt: Approx . 1937–39Connections: End at lodgeRefurb .: Securing measures only

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Upper Lake

Lower Lake

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S194 Hauptstraße

S189

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Towards Freiberg

Towards Frauenstein

Grunder Weg Seerenteichstraße

GRILLENBURG

Boathouse

Property for saleSize of the plots: 20,002 m2

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Scale

Surrounding landOwned by the City of Tharandt

Colmnitzer Tor gatewayBuilt: Early 16th century

Sandstone bridgeBuilt by PöppelmannLength: Approx . 25 mBuilt: 1730

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S190

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S195

Grillenburg

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THARANDT

Towards Dresden

Towards Nossen

Towards Freiberg

Towards Frauenstein

Towards Dippoldiswalde

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SchlossbrückeThe triple-arched vault bridge was built around 1730, and is listed as a protected monument . The vaults and masonry are largely sandstone .

Neorenaissance guesthouse New Hunter‘s Cottage, bowling alley, Kennels building and gardener‘s cottageThe New Hunter‘s Cottage was built between 1937 and 1939 to plans by Prof . Wilhelm Jost on the foundation walls of a Romanesque central building (13th century) . It served as accommodation for official hunting parties of the Saxon Hunting Court (Jägerhof) . The interior fittings, designed by Prof . Oswin Hempe, were built by Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau . It boasted what was probably Europe’s largest intarsia wall at the time, based on designs by artist Max Wendl (1904–1984), some of which was stolen in May 2009, after which the rest was removed for storage . After World War II, the complex with the bowling alley, hunting hut, bunker, gardener‘s cottage, Kennels building and boathouse was used as a sanatorium for victims of the Nazi regime .Among others, Leonid Breschnew stayed here in late March 1968 during the secret Dresden meetings of the Warsaw Pact nations to discuss the Prague Spring, and Fidel Castro resided here in June 1972 during his visit to the GDR .

The guesthouseLeft: View from the Kennels building to the northern façadeBottom right: Staircase

The palace bridge

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Top: South-south-west view from the palace tower towards the Kennels building

Left: Detail from the portal of the guesthouse

Upper right:Bowling alleyLower right: Gardener’s cottage

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Potential uses For example:y Showpiece premises for company or foundation,

with guesthousey Apartments for sale or rent in a protected monumenty Healthcare institution/Private clinic/

Rehabilitation centre/Spa clinic y Dementia centre/Burnout prevention centrey Retirement homey Romantic/spa hotel with restaurant y Training/educational institute y Boarding schooly International education centre y Conference centre y Youth hostel (hotel for children and young people)y Artist enclave/Crafts centre/Farm shop y Exhibition space/Cultural centre/Social centre

Colmnitzer Tor gateway

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Top:View of the Upper Lake from the boathouse jetty (on adjoining municipal property, not part of the property for sale)

Centre:Wing of the hunting lodge

Bottom:Hall in the guesthouse

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Expressions of interest – Further procedure

In this expressions of interest procedure, the Free State of Saxony and the City of Tharandt publicly announce their intention to sell the property, while also encouraging an initial exchange of information and ideas . The goal is to find an interested party with a viable concept to breathe new life into the complex .We look forward to your written expressions of interest . We require full details of your address and shareholder structure, and ask you to name existing reference investments .

Feel free to contact us . We will be happy to discuss the matter in greater detail .

SIB StaatsbetriebSächsisches Immobilien- und BaumanagementZentraleFinanzvermögen und Portfoliosteuerung, Fachbereich Finanzvermögen(Saxon Property and Construction Management, Head OfficeFinancial Assets and Portfolio Management, Financial Assets Department)

Your contact: Kai Hemmerlein

Wilhelm-Buck-Straße 4, 01097 DresdenTel . +49 351 564 9755Fax +49 351 564 9769

kai .hemmerlein@sib .smf .sachsen .de

www .schlossinsel-grillenburg .sachsen .dewww .immobilien .sachsen .de

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Detail from the portal of the guesthouse

Publisher:Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB)Wilhelm-Buck-Straße 4, 01097 DresdenOn behalf of the Free State of SaxonySaxon State Ministry of FinanceEditors:Staatsbetrieb SIB, Financial Assets Department; blaurock markenkommunikation, DresdenPress date:September 2015Sources:Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst, Grillenburg – Arbeitshefte des Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege Sachsen, Wikipedia, www .gondeln-in-grillenburg .deText/layout, photography:blaurock markenkommunikation, DresdenPhotos:David Nuglisch, Tobias BlaurockDisclaimer:Although all information in this brochure has been researched to the best of our knowledge and in good conscience, and was up-to-date on publication, the details provided here are non-binding . They are subject to review and retrospective amendments . The sellers cannot be held liable for the information in this brochure . The information shall not be construed as assurances or guarantees in a legal sense as defined in Sections 434 ff . of the German Commercial Code (BGB) . Details are provided for information purposes only, and shall not become part of the contractually agreed quality of the item sold .Availability:The brochure can be downloaded free-of-charge atwww .schlossinsel-grillenburg .sachsen .de .

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