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1 Silbermann organ (1722) 2 Hildebrandt organ (1723) 3 Richter organ (1671) 4 Ladegast organ (1868) 5 Schramm organ (1749) at St. Mary’s church, Rötha Kreuzkirche Störmthal, Großpösna Wehrkirche Pomßen, Church Altleisnig, Altleisnig castle, Wermsdorf     Km Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753) had Johann Sebastian Bach inspected the Built in 1671 the Richter organ is currently The biggest Ladegast organ of The organ which was inaugurated in already built a two-manual organ at St. organ in 1723 and “recognised and known as the oldest organ in Saxony. was built in Polditz in 1868. The three- 1749 at the church of Hubertusburg George’s church in Rötha in 1721. Three lauded it as capable and consistent”. With its “short octave” and meantone manual organ is of outstanding impor- castle was originally built for the court days after the inauguration of that first After comprehensive reconstruction of voicing, the organ’s sound concept and tance and has a reputation far beyond of . Its location high above organ, Freiherr von Friesen commis- the organ in 2008, its original state is its design of the façade are entirely the borders of Leipzig Region. the altar is quite unusual for a catholic sioned Silbermann to build another restored today. consistent with those of a renaissance church but the traditional spot was organ for St. Mary’s church. organ. already reserved for royal visitors.