Neuhaus Castle

Neuhaus Castle was built in 1801 as a single-story plastered building on the site of an older structure. From 1822 to 1845, the poet and reformer Christoph Ernst von Houwald shaped the estate, which he had acquired for 9,000 thalers. During this period, Neuhaus Castle evolved into a cultural meeting point, hosting personalities such as Bettina and Achim von Arnim, Adelbert von Chamisso, and Ludwig Tieck. After Houwald's death in 1845, his widow Auguste sold the castle to his nephew Karl von Houwald. Following further changes of ownership, including Franz von Poncet and the Estates of the Margraviate of Lower Lusatia, Albrecht and Helene von Houwald leased the house in 1931. After World War II, the building served as accommodation for the homeless and refugees, and temporarily as a children's home.