Leisnig - Burg Mildenstein

The town of Leisnig developed under the protection of Burg Mildenstein, which still towers over the town today.

Mildenstein Castle was probably built in the 10th century. However, the first documented mention was not made until 1046, when Emperor Heinrich III. gave it to his wife Agnes de Poitou. In 1084 the castle was enfeoffed by Emperor Heinrich IV to Wiprecht von Groitzsch. In 1143 it went to the Frankish Count Rapoto von Abenberg, who in 1148 passed it to Duke Friedrich III. of Swabia, later Emperor Barbarossa, sold. He made the castle an imperial property in 1158, combined with the office of the emperor. Finally, after 1365, Margrave Wilhelm I of Wettin “the one-eyed” built the outer bailey and gave the large castle complex its current appearance.