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Description

The "Rothe Ochse" - a half-timbered building with a large archway - was built in 1738 and was originally a tavern with an inn. Later, it was converted into a traveler´s lodging, as the construction of the Saxon post station and the relocation of almost all traffic between Leipzig and Dresden via Wermsdorf necessitated a guesthouse and inn near the post station. As traffic increased, there was no longer enough space in the post station. The court butcher of Hubertusburg, Gottlieb Rupert, who had purchased the estate in 1738, acquired the "guesting, resting, and lodging rights" for his property and gave the inn the name it bore until the end. From 1773 until shortly before the First World War, the Würgau family owned the "Rothe Ochse". According to a tradition, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have stopped here on his march to the Battle of Nations at Leipzig in 1813. This was stated on a plaque on the pillar in the guest room. It cannot be verified whether this event happened, but it is also not unlikely. This historic inn with its well-preserved half-timbering is no longer used as a gastronomic establishment. There are apartments and office spaces inside.