Municipal museum in the Delitzsch Damenschloss (ladies' palace) with the duchesses' apartments, town history in the castle tower and a baroque garden.
March 21, 2026 – November 1, 2026
The exhibition, part of the Saxon theme year ‘Tacheles 2026’, traces the history of Jewish people in Delitzsch, with their homes, professions and places of prayer. A large model of the former prayer hall of the Jewish cemetery is at the centre.
Around 1390 Wilhelm I of Meissen had a medieval moated castle built in Delitzsch; its tower is preserved to this day. It served the Saxon rulers as a travel residence and was the seat of the district administration (Ämterverwaltung). From 1540 the complex was converted into a Renaissance palace. After the Saxon partition of 1657, Delitzsch fell to the Principality of Saxony-Merseburg; from 1689 Duke Christian I had the palace expanded into a baroque palace after the French model and into a widow's residence. Here the dowager duchesses Christiane (until 1701) and Henriette Charlotte (from 1731) lived. Around 1692/93 a small baroque garden in the French style was laid out west of the palace.
After the Merseburg line died out in 1738, a finance office and a rent office moved in. In 1860 the Prussian government set up a women's prison in the palace, which operated until 1926; the first 275 prisoners came from Lichtenburg near Prettin. In 1929 the museum moved into the building.
Today the museum shows the six rooms of the duchesses' apartments with parquet from 1696, town history in the castle tower and a chapter on the women's penitentiary. The building also houses the tourist information office, the registry office (Standesamt), the district music school and the Klanggewölbe (sound vault) in the castle cellar.
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3pupils, trainees, students (with ID), severely disabled people with a degree of disability of 80% or more (with ID) |
| Children & teens | €3Children up to starting school have free admission; pupils pay the reduced price. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3companion free · Reduction for a degree of disability of 80% or more, with ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €3With ID. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personReduced to €2.50 per person. |
| Families | €15Parents with up to four of their own children up to 18 years. |
| Combined ticket for the Barockschloss and the cooperative museum (Schulze-Delitzsch-Haus) | €7Reduced €5. |
| Palace tour for groups of up to 25 people (plus admission) | €40Outside opening hours, €55 plus admission. |
Free admission: Day of Open Monuments (Tag des offenen Denkmals) in September
Free admission with the schlösserlandKARTE and with the social or family pass of the town of Delitzsch (on presentation). One accompanying person is free on guided tours for children's groups and school classes.
The palace is reached via partly steep stairs, and the toilets are in the basement. Wheelchair users can register five days in advance and will be carried to the second floor with a stair-climbing device (maximum 120 kg); please allow at least 15 minutes for this. Accessible toilet in administration building II (Mon–Fri) and in the Alte Lateinschule library (Tue–Sat). Dogs are not admitted to the palace.
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | €15 · Parents with up to four of their own children up to 18 years. |
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Holiday fun offers such as a treasure hunt with the palace ghost Hugo, knight games and a puzzle rally (children €3, registration by phone). For schools there is the "Barocke Pracht" teaching kit (Themenkoffer).
Delitzsch Unterer Bahnhof · 15-min walk
Train: the Leipzig–Dessau/Wittenberg line to "Unterer Bahnhof" or the Halle–Eilenburg line to "Oberer Bahnhof", each about a 15-minute walk through downtown.
Parking available
Mon–Fri: paid parking at the Marktplatz, time-limited free spaces in front of the restaurant "Zur Schlosswache" and in the Rosental; Sat/Sun: free parking in front of the palace. Bus parking in the Rosental (5 minutes on foot).
By car via the A9 (Wiedemar exit) or the A14 (Leipzig-Mitte/Delitzsch exit). Bicycle racks in front of the palace.
Get directionsLockers in the palace foyer. Wi-Fi hotspot in front of the palace by the baroque garden (usable for two hours).
Up to 30 guests.
Civil weddings in the 1691 wedding room (up to 30 people), including on Saturdays. The baroque garden and the palace moat serve as photo backdrops.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Discovery tours for groups of up to 25 people: town and palace stories, Baroque splendor in Delitzsch, and Between Pleasure and Etiquette (table culture, court fashion, personal hygiene). The free audio guide runs in the app "Schlösserland erleben". |
