The former castle was converted into a palace between 1706 and 1744. One of the most beautiful parts of the complex is the triumphal gate. The oldest part is the …
The castle was built in 925. It burned down during the Thirty Years War in 1632. The manor was later rebuilt as a castle. Today is located in the castle worth seeing a youth hostel.
It was around the year 1813 when the former lord of the castle, Hans Carl Leopold von der Gabelentz, gathered his friends and scholars around him one evening and Skat was invented in this cheerful gathering.