Johannes Froebel-Parker wrote: > this is a wonderful site..very informative. Didnt the grand dukes of Weimar > have a castle in Altenburg? I think, it was the castle of the dukes of Sachsen-Altenburg. These dukes had all their own palaces. About two dozen towns in Thurigia had been princely residencies. Therefore there are loads of castles and belvederes in Thuringia and even in smaller cities you can see still today noble opera houses. > I remember from our family history that they > hosted a childrens fold festival there in the 19th century for F. Froebel > and kindergarten groups from the neighboring villages. Famous ancestor, originator of the Kindergarten-movement. Dieter