Ruhethal Castle

Ruhetal Castle is a castle in Saxony, north of the city of Mügeln. It was built in 1150 in the Döllnitz Valley, including a chapel, and was a former bishop's seat. At the place where the castle stands today, there was once a moated castle. Meissen bishops carried out further alterations in 1261 and 1341. The powerful 40-meter-high tower, built in 1380 under Bishop Nikolaus I, is characteristic of the appearance of Ruhetal Castle. Around 1590, the castle was the retirement residence of Bishop Johann IX von Haugwitz. After this, ownership passed to the Lords of Haugwitz and in 1712 to Baron Christoph Wambold von Umstadt. He had the wing above the gate and the south wing built in 1727. In 1890, interior alterations were made to separate the demesne and the court. In 1945, the owners were dispossessed and expelled by the communists.

Today, the Free State of Saxony is the owner. A support association from Mügeln develops usage concepts and takes care of the preservation of the castle.