Top 14 Castles around Königshain

Hidden away and somewhat secluded lies the moated castle, surrounded by Virginia creeper, which is said to be around 1,000 years old. The building looks like something out of a fairytale. At over 800 years old, Döbschütz Moated Castle is the oldest privately owned castle in Germany and is the ancestral home of the Debschitz noble family. Therefore, the grounds are fenced off. But that doesn't detract from the beauty of this seemingly enchanted place. Sylke Rößler and her partner Christian Niclas live together in one of the oldest buildings in Upper Lusatia. It has 650 square meters of living space and 24 rooms.

Surrounded by a landscaped park, the imposing Krobnitz Palace rises above the castle. Built around the mid-18th century by the von Üchtritz family, the baroque manor house was acquired in 1873 by the Prussian Minister of War and Field Marshal Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon. He had it converted into a neoclassical building by adding a mansard floor, with a flat roof and balustrade. He also expanded the park and created a family crypt in the rear section, which was consecrated in 1876. His son Waldemar added a neo-Gothic chapel to this crypt, which was demolished in 1980. After the von Roon family's property was expropriated after 1945, the palace served as accommodation for refugees and displaced persons. This elaborately reconstructed country estate is recommended for those seeking something unique. A wedding room in the Wilhelminian style and the ballroom in the Old Forge for about 100 people offer a tasteful setting for weddings.

Castle in Schöpstal-Ebersbach. Info: It was mentioned in 1392 and probably built around 1200 as a moated castle. The complex received protection as a listed monument in 1966. Today's use: It serves as the seat of the municipal administration, as living space and a doctor's practice.

Beautiful old tower!

Beautiful grounds around the castle.

Nice to look at and visit the outdoor facilities.

The castle was mentioned in 1392 as a royal hunting lodge owned by the Duke of Görlitz and was probably built as a moated castle around 1200. The Duke had the castle fortified. It burned down in 1560 and was rebuilt as a Renaissance castle by the Bischofswerder family, who owned it until 1581. In 1584, Hiob von Salza took over ownership and had the castle rebuilt in the following years. Further renovations were carried out in the first half of the 18th century. Anna Martha Keßler von Sprengseyssen came into possession of Ebersbach Castle in 1719, Carl Viktor August von Broizem in 1754. Under him, further renovations were carried out twenty years later. Further renovations followed in 1798 and 1799, and in 1845 a wing was demolished and the moat in front of it was filled in. At this time, the castle was owned by Gustav Adolph Freiherr von Steinäcker. The subsequent owners changed often before Ebersbach Castle and Manor came to Georg Graf von Westarp in 1901 and to the Brühl family in 1910.

Reichenbach Tower First mentioned in 1376, the tower has been rebuilt several times. Until 1848, it and the adjacent entrance to the city were connected to the Kaisertrutz (Imperial Fortress) by two high shield walls. The pedestrian passage in the tower was not built until 1869. After tension rods were installed to ensure the stability of the tower, the Görlitz painter Arno Henschel was commissioned to create the coats of arms. These depict the coats of arms of the states to which Görlitz has belonged throughout its history in the top row, and the coats of arms of the Six Cities below. It was first mentioned in documents in 1376 as a tower protecting the western city gate. 1485: Construction of the battlements around the upper section, topped off with a slender wooden spire. 1521: The large rondel (the Kaisertrutz) was connected to the Reichenbach Tower and gate by two high shield walls. 1782: The Gothic spire was replaced by a copper Baroque dome. 1869: Construction of the pedestrian passage. 1904: The bell rang electronically for the first time.