Rauenstein Castle

Castle Rauenstein is a castle in the district Rauenstein the city Pockau - Lengefeld (Erzgebirge). The plant served to monitor the Floeha junction along the route from Freiberg to Annaberg.

History

The first mention of the castle took place in 1323, due to archaeological studies, a Erstbebauung is already being adopted in 1200. The first lords of Rauenstein were the Schellenberger. After a few rule changes, the castle passed in 1567 Saxon possession over. The furnished office Rauenstein was defeated in 1596 Selva. By 1630 major structural changes were made. From this period also dates the road tunnel. From 1651 to 1743 the castle was in the possession of the family of lease Romans, who had come in Schneeberger space through the silver mining to greater wealth. The owner of Christian August Hähnel, the Rauenstein had acquired in 1816, his nephew Wolfgang Freiherr von Herder ( owner 1843-1853 ) and his son Wilhelm Freiherr von Herder were deputies of the Saxon parliament. Another owner Baron Gottfried von Herder was 1893-1898 German conservative member of parliament. After the expropriation in the course of the land reform in 1945, the castle served as a children's convalescent home and family-owned since 1998, which can be viewed from the outside.

West side

Lithograph 1839