Heinersgrün Castle

Heinersgrün was in earlier times an old possession of the Upper Franconian and Vogtland noble family von Feilitzsch. The Heinersgrün line sold the manor to the von Pöllnitz family. Another branch of the family bought it back in 1785. The St. Clara Chapel in Heinersgrün, still called Santa Clara Chapel today, served as the family's burial place. In 1920, the neighboring stable caught fire and spread to the castle. The noble residence burned down to its foundations. In 1921, the castle was rebuilt in a slightly altered form by Philipp Freiherr von Feilitzsch. In 1936, the Heinersgrün manor, including the Markusgrün outwork, was sold to the farmer Achaz von Zehmen.