Top 18 Castles around Pieńsk

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.

A manor house from the 16th century - unfortunately currently only visible behind the construction fence. The associated farmyard is being expanded here, where salvaged and then reprocessed historical building materials/ecological materials are exhibited and sold. In addition, training courses for craftsmen in dealing with old craft techniques are to be offered here.

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.

A BASTION TELLS 14,000 YEARS OF REGIONAL AND CITY HISTORY Within the ancient walls of the Kaisertrutz, we guide you through the eventful history of Upper Lusatia and the city of Görlitz, from its beginnings to the present day. The historical tour in the basement takes you from the Ice Age to early Görlitz and tells the story of the first people who arrived in Upper Lusatia in the Paleolithic period and settled here, right up to the founding of the city. Impressive archaeological finds from the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages, as well as the Middle Ages, and their locations, testify to the region's eventful history. On the ground floor, the journey through time continues from the Middle Ages to the Biedermeier period. Citizens and churches owed their prosperity to the city's rise as a trading and commercial metropolis, which high-quality art treasures such as medieval altars and textiles, as well as guild objects, still make visible today.