Nischwitz Castle

The estate's roots trace back to the late Middle Ages when the village of Nischwitz and its manor were acquired by the von Nischwitz family in 1450. In 1714, Freiherr von Rackwitz, the then-owner, initiated the construction of a new castle, including outbuildings and a park, after the old manor fell into disrepair. The design is attributed to Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. After its completion in 1721, the castle changed hands several times until it was acquired by Count Heinrich von Brühl in 1743. Around 1750, he had the estate converted into a Rococo summer residence under the direction of Johann Christoph Knöffel. During the Seven Years' War, the castle was plundered by Prussian troops in 1758. Further alterations took place in the 19th century, including the replacement of the Baroque staircase with a late-Classicism structure and the transformation of the Rococo park into an English landscape garden.