How old is Schloss Schönberg?

A knightly seat in the form of a moated castle is first documented in 1261 on the site of today's building.

Who owned the castle over the centuries?

After several successive families, including the von Zedtwitz, the estate passed to the von Reitzenstein family after 1485, who held it for about 460 years until the last owner, Margarethe Pia Magyari, was expropriated in 1945.

What was built in 1685?

A three-storey, five-bay residential wing was added around the 1485 watchtower, along with an octagonal well basin decorated with the family coat of arms.

What happened to the castle after 1945?

It housed apartments, a post office, a town hall, a school, a cinema, a library and a children's holiday camp before the building deteriorated and was restored starting in 1994.

Schloss Schönberg (Vogtland)

Schönberg (Vogtland) Castle

Bad Brambach

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Schloss Schönberg (Vogtland) stands in Bad Brambach (Vogtlandkreis), in Saxony, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Schönberg stands above the village of Bad Brambach in the Vogtlandkreis, in the far southwest of Saxony, its hillside position making it visible from a distance. A three-storey, five-bay residential wing was added in 1685 around a square watchtower dating from 1485, under a shallow hipped roof. The estate stayed with the von Reitzenstein family for roughly four and a half centuries before being expropriated in 1945 and put to various communal uses. Since 1994 it has been privately owned again and has undergone extensive restoration.

What to know

The castle stands in Bad Brambach, in the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony, and is noticeable from afar due to its hillside setting.
The oldest visible part is the square watchtower of 1485, incorporated into the residential wing built in 1685.
The building has been privately owned since 1994, following extensive restoration work.
The estate was once among the largest in the Vogtland region before being broken up and used for various public purposes after 1945.

Where this château is

Bad Brambach · Vogtlandkreis · Sachsen

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Schloßpl. 1, 08648 Bad Brambach

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How old is Schloss Schönberg?: A knightly seat in the form of a moated castle is first documented in 1261 on the site of today's building.
Who owned the castle over the centuries?: After several successive families, including the von Zedtwitz, the estate passed to the von Reitzenstein family after 1485, who held it for about 460 years until the last owner, Margarethe Pia Magyari, was expropriated in 1945.
What was built in 1685?: A three-storey, five-bay residential wing was added around the 1485 watchtower, along with an octagonal well basin decorated with the family coat of arms.
What happened to the castle after 1945?: It housed apartments, a post office, a town hall, a school, a cinema, a library and a children's holiday camp before the building deteriorated and was restored starting in 1994.