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Ruins of the manor house in Nischwitz Palace Park

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Ruins of the manor house in Nischwitz Palace Park

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Ruins of the manor house in Nischwitz Palace Park

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Location: Thallwitz, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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1. Joachim Ringelnatz Fountain, Wurzen Market Square – Nischwitz Castle loop from Wurzen

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2. Rohrbrücke Canitz – Nischwitz Castle loop from Nischwitz

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3. Rohrbrücke Canitz – Ruins of the Old Waterworks loop from Nischwitz

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Michi LE

October 11, 2021

As early as the 11th century, a knight's seat was named, which was designated as a manor in 1450 and was owned by the von Nischwitz family. The older mansion was built between 1714 and 1720 under Gustav Carl Freiherr von Rackwitz. Two years later he sold the manor to Friederike Charlotte von Wendt, who in turn bequeathed the manor to her daughter Amalie Sophie von Wallmoden. This was a mistress of the English King George II. A fire in 1726 had badly damaged the manor house and some manor buildings, but the reconstruction work was carried out quickly.
In 1743 Heinrich Graf von Brühl bought the manor and had the manor house expanded into a representative palace complex by 1750. The previously existing mansion was included in the complex. During the Thirty Years War, Nischwitz Castle was looted and badly damaged in 1758. This was apparently due to personal differences between the Prussian King Friedrich II and the Count of Brühl. Reconstruction work that had begun was stopped for the time being with the Count's death in 1763.
In 1777 it was sold to Dr. Philipp Heinrich Lastrop, who had Nischwitz Castle restored. The von Ritzenberg family acquired the palace complex in 1817. As a result, the palace was converted and a temple was built as a family crypt in the palace park. Curt Zimmermann acquired the property in 1889 and took over the farm. In 1901 he was raised to the nobility by Kaiser Wilhelm I.

After 1945
Hans von Zimmermann was expropriated after the end of the Second World War. As state property of the GDR, the castle served as a retirement and nursing home and was only poorly maintained.

Post-turnaround time
At the beginning of the 1990s, the municipality sold the complex to a private investor who gradually renovated the castle.

Todays use
Today the castle is used for representation purposes such as the annual “Summer Ball” costume festival. The side wings are used for residential purposes. The manor is in need of renovation.

Source: sachsens-schloesser.de/thallwitz-schloss-nischwitz

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J&J S3ID3L

May 17, 2020

Currently closed due to soot bark disease

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October 9, 2024

An enchanted paradise can be discovered here.

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Location: Thallwitz, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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Ruins of the manor house in Nischwitz Palace Park

1. Joachim Ringelnatz Fountain, Wurzen Market Square – Nischwitz Castle loop from Wurzen

2. Rohrbrücke Canitz – Nischwitz Castle loop from Nischwitz

3. Rohrbrücke Canitz – Ruins of the Old Waterworks loop from Nischwitz

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