Roßla Castle

Roßla Castle is a listed building in the municipality of Roßla in the Mansfeld-Südharz district in Saxony-Anhalt. It forms a square, has a large stone tower and an inner courtyard.

Roßla Castle was ceded to the Counts of Stolberg by the Counts of Hohnstein in 1341. Around 1420, the castle was rebuilt under Count Botho zu Stolberg the Elder. The castle complex was surrounded by a moat, which was later filled in.

In 1766, a major renovation of the dilapidated castle was carried out. In 1826, the east wing was added in the classical style.

Until their expropriation and expulsion by the communists in 1945, the castle was the seat of the Princes of Stolberg-Roßla. It housed numerous art treasures, a library with approx. 30,000 volumes and 10,000 funeral sermons. The castle included a 6-acre park with rare trees. West of the castle stands the former princely administration building (the Rentkammer), a baroque half-timbered building from approx. 1720, and at the northern entrance to the castle park, the Trinity Church.

From 1945 to 1990, the castle was used as a cultural center. Afterwards, it initially stood empty and was leased in 2007 by the non-profit association Schloss Roßla, which has established a restaurant, a daycare center and a multi-generational house there. The castle remains in municipal ownership to this day.