Ratibor Castle

The construction of the castle took place between 1535 and 1537 under George the Pious, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. The financing largely came from the revenues of the Upper Silesian Principality of Opole-Racibórz, which was pledged to the Dukes of Brandenburg-Ansbach at that time. The name “Ratibor” derives from the residential city of Racibórz. In 1791, after the abdication of the last margrave, the castle came into the possession of the manufacturer Johann Philipp Stieber, who established a factory for Leonine goods there. Between 1858 and 1892, a wing of the castle housed the district court. From 1892 to 1916, Wilhelm von Stieber commissioned redesigns in the Late Renaissance style, involving artists such as Ferdinand Wagner and Rudolf von Seitz. The hall received ceiling paintings with motifs from ancient mythology. In 1942, the castle was gifted to the city of Roth.