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Niederruppersdorf Castle is an 18th-century moated castle built on the ruins of a medieval moated castle that had burned down. In the same year, the present castle was erected on the site by Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Nostitz, canon and senior member of the Prince-Bishopric of Meissen, according to plans by Johann Andreas Hünigen. Architecturally, it is a massive, simple structure built on high, square foundations with buttresses supporting the cellar. The two residential floors are crowned by a three-story mansard roof. The portal on the south side is reached via a double-arched bridge over the former moat and is decorated with the coats of arms of the Nostitz and Minckwitz families. Inside, the ceilings of the upstairs hall and the fireplaces are adorned with Rococo ornaments.

Due to the use of the Christian Mission Society, the building cannot be visited and the grounds can only be crossed on the main path.

It's good that the old building is still used as a nursing home.

is located directly on the hiking trail, is now used as a senior citizens' home

Pretty castle with a beautiful park. Now used as a retirement home.

On the corner plot of Kleine Seite/Weinberg, right below the Baroque palace complex, there was originally a knight's residence (documents from Hainewalde), surrounded by a protective moat. The old moated castle was replaced in 1564 by Hans Ulrich von Nostitz with a Renaissance palace, the so-called Old Palace. It was a four-winged complex enclosing an inner courtyard. The facade was richly decorated with illusionistic sgraffito. The Old Palace was demolished in 1780. Only the gatehouse wing survived and was used as a courthouse and prison until 1857. It is now privately owned (not open to the public). Above the portal: the Nostitz coat of arms.

In the corner plot of Kleine Seite/Weinberg, to the right below the baroque castle complex, there was originally a knight's seat (Hainewalde documents), which was surrounded by a protective moat. The old moated castle was replaced in 1564 by Hans Ulrich von Nostitz with a Renaissance castle, the so-called Old Castle. This was a four-winged complex that enclosed an inner courtyard. The facade was richly decorated with illusionistic decorations (sgraffito technique). Demolition of the Old Castle: 1780, only the wing of the gatehouse remained and was used as a courthouse and prison until 1857. It is now privately owned (not open to the public). Above the portal: the coat of arms of Nostitz.

The moated castle is the remaining gatehouse of the old Renaissance moated castle right next to the new castle, a moated castle, probably built between 1200 and 1250, first mentioned in 1383 as a knight's seat, owned by Nicolaus diclus de Warnsdorf in 1392, rebuilt in the Renaissance style by Christoph v. Nostitz in 1564. The "old castle" was largely demolished around 1780 and the remains used to build the new castle. The moated castle is now privately owned and has been lovingly restored. On Open Monument Day, the owners occasionally allow glimpses. The gatehouse is beautifully reflected in the water.