Mühltroff Castle

The founding of Mühltroff Castle is presumed to be in the 10th to 11th centuries, likely to secure the rule of German emperors against attacks from the Sorbs. Before 1274, the Mühltroff dominion was held by the Lords of Lobdeburg. In 1349, the property is mentioned as a “castrum” and a Meissen fief in the fealty book of Frederick the Stern, serving as the seat of the Vogt of Plauen. In 1357, the Plauen vogts had to cede the castle to the Wettin margraves Balthasar and Wilhelm, who subsequently granted it to various vassal families. In 1380, the castle was destroyed by fire during the Guttenberg Feud. From 1436 to 1591, the castle was owned by the noble family von Sack, before passing to the families von Schönberg and von Lindemann. In 1601, the von Mandelsloh family took over the estate, followed by the Lords von Bodenhausen in 1604, who held it until their extinction in 1775.