The buildings of the well-preserved estate, which has been privately owned again since 1983, have essentially retained their 16th-century appearance, while the landscaped garden is a nationally significant example of early 19th-century horticultural art.

They remained the lords of the castle until the extinction of the main branch of the family in 1764, after which the administration fell to the brothers of the widow, a native of Haller von Hallerstein.

Karl Benedikt Schwarz, a merchant from Nuremberg, acquired the landlordship in 1817, whereupon the Bavarian King ennobled him to exercise it.

In the 1920s, the von Schwarz family ran a catering business on the upper floor and, as early as 1929, gave rooms to the NS-Lehrerbund for training purposes.

The current owner Denette Whitter runs an opera academy in the castle and uses the premises, among other things, for cultural events.