The conference will be held at the
"Altes Schloss Dornburg"
About 10 km north in Jena are three castles: the "Alte Schloss", where the conference will be built, the "Renaissance -Schloss" and the "Rokoko-Schloss". The three castles are in a park, about 90 m above the river Saale overlooking the Saale valley. The hills behind the river are the Tautenburg forest, where on is highest peak, the Thueringer Landessternwarte is located, the host institution of the conference. According to the legend, the view from this terrace inspired the founders of the observatory to select the Tautenburg forest as a possible site for the observatory.
The conference will be held in the "Alte Schloss" (old Castle), which was built built 1451 on the foundations of a "Kaiserpfalz" built by the king Otto I in the year 937. The castle was recently renovated and since March 2005 is available as a conference centre.
The Renaissance-Schloss, which is also called the Goethe-Schloss was built 1539. In 1824 it was bought by the Grossherzog Carl August 1824, and he as well as the famous poet, writer, scientist...Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) made many visits to the castle. Goethe visited the castle the last time from July 7 to September 11 1828. Today, the Renaissance-Schloss house a museum. The exhibition reminds to Goethe and his time there. It also house the nice Schloss-Cafe
The Rokoko-Schloss was built between 1736 and 1747 under the supervision of Ernst August Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar. Goethe also stayed several times in this castle. The parliament of Sachsen-Weimar met here for the first time in the winter of 1818 1819. Today it is museum.
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