Bischofstein Castle

Bischofstein Castle was erected in 1747. The builder was Johann Cristoph Heinemann from Dingelstädt, who designed it on behalf of the Elector of Mainz, Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein, as his summer residence and seat for the vogts. Stones from the nearby deserted town of Stein and Stein Castle, which had been partially destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, were used for its construction. The coat of arms of the Archbishop of Mainz still adorns the main entrance. Following secularization in 1802, the castle became a Prussian state domain and was used as a country estate and manor from 1815. From 1907, it was transformed into a rural educational home based on Hermann Lietz's reform pedagogical principles and was managed by Gustav Marseille and Wilhelm Ripke until after World War II.