Weistropp Castle

Weistropp was a border fortress of the Gau Nisan. The old fortress was demolished at the beginning of the 13th century and replaced by a new building on the same site. In the late Middle Ages, it was under the control of noble families such as Miltitz, Schönburg, Karras, and Rothschütz. It was mentioned as an old-established manor in 1551. This passed in 1590 to the house marshal Heinrich von Eckersberg, who had the castle built by the Miltitz family demolished in 1601. In its place, the three-winged castle complex, which is still preserved today but partly structurally altered, was built.

In the 17th century, a lord of the manor von Güntherode founded the Weistropp line of this noble family. The chief kitchen master Adolf Freiherr von Seyffertitz had the castle connected to the church by a wing in 1723. Through marriage, the property passed in 1745 to the Saxon adventurer and Russian general Gottlob Heinrich von Tottleben. His family finally sold the manor to the Austrian Consul General Jacob von Krause. Around 1860, the Bourbon Charles II Louis Duke of Parma lived as a private citizen in Weistropp, after having abdicated in favor of his son in 1849. In 1945, the owners were dispossessed and expelled by the communists.

Various architectural styles are still recognizable on the building today, with classical elements predominating. After the castle had been left to decay for decades and temporarily housed a youth club, it is now in private ownership of a Dresden family who plans its renovation. The former castle nursery in the neighborhood with its rubble stone masonry was renovated in 1993 and now houses a mediation center.