Siebeneichen Castle

The first documented mention of the estate dates back to 1220. In the 12th century, a noble family bore the name Siebeneichen, whose origin is probably Slavic. Between 1553 and 1555, Ernst von Miltitz, an Electoral Saxon councilor and marshal, had a three-story Renaissance building erected with two corner towers and gables, which is largely preserved to this day. His son Nickel von Miltitz added a walled Renaissance garden with water features to the complex in 1591. In 1748, under Heinrich Gottlob von Miltitz, an extension was added on the west side, a three-wing building with a nine-axis show facade and a high mansard roof. In the early 19th century, under Sarah Anna Constable, Dietrich von Miltitz's wife, a 35-hectare English landscape park was created, which is one of the oldest in Saxony.