Wendischbora Castle

Wendischbora was already in the possession of the knight Dietrich von Bora in 1301 and was first documented in writing as a knight's seat in 1372. In the middle of the 14th century, the knight's seat passed to the von Maltitz family for a long time, was mentioned as a manor in 1551, and passed to the von Schleinitz family in 1612. In 1651, Heinrich von Ende took over the Wendischbora manor but died in the same year. The same fate befell Thim Albrecht Preuß, who had acquired the manor in 1664 and also died in the same year. In 1662, the plague raged in the village. From 1733 to 1760, Heinrich August Preuß owned the manor. The succeeding owner was the von Bomsdorff family, who sold Wendischbora to Heinrich Friedrich August von Röder in 1800.

In 1825, August Schumann mentions, among other things, concerning Wendischbora in the State, Post, and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony:

"[...] belongs with both courts to the local old-established manor, now therefore to the Prussian Major Röder v. Bomsdorf. It lies on the road from Siebenlehn to Meissen, [...], in a somewhat high, yet not rough, but fertile, hilly and pleasant area, [...]. The place has, in 40 houses, little more than 200 inhabitants, an inn, a parish church and school under the inspection of Meissen (Zehrenschen Cirkel) and manorial patronage. [...] according to several reports, there would have been a monastery here, which, however, probably only reduces to an Altzellian monastery court, which perhaps served a local canon as a prebend. Wendischenbore is considered to be the Bore which in 1071 a noble Wend, named Bor, left to the Meissen foundation, and where in 1278 Heinrich the Illustrious allowed the Altzelle monastery to rebuild the old smelter near the monastery court - proof of the great age of the local, long since dormant mining. [...] The manor includes the quarter-hour south-lying outwork, called the Preußische Vorwerk after its founder, furthermore the village of Mahlitzsch, where a lime kiln exists, and finally Simselwitz, which, however, actually forms a court of its own [...]; here the manor also exercises patronage. [...] 1 ½ knight's horses are attached to the estate, and it belongs to the most useful in the area."

In 1833, the manor with the castle and the church located on the grounds burned down; the latter was rebuilt at another location by 1834. In 1835, the manor and castle passed to Henriette Ernestine von Feilitzsch, who initiated the reconstruction. After her death in 1851, the property passed to the von Wöhrmann family, who were still listed as owners in 1890.

In 1863, a large fire raged in the village, affecting 7 farmsteads.

Friedrich Leo von Schwerdtner was the last owner of Wendischbora Castle. He acquired it in 1930 and was dispossessed and expelled by the communists in 1945. During GDR times, the castle served as a kindergarten and residential building. Today it stands empty.