Reinsberg Castle

[1] Their lordship did not endure for long, as they already lost major parts of their ancestral properties in the 14th century to the Schönberg family who acquired the remainder, together with the castle, in 1411.

In the GDR, Reinsberg castle was a holiday hostel for employees of Kombinat Schwarze Pumpe, afterwards it passed into private property and was used as a hotel until 1995.

[5] The adjacent bathing park has been the open-air swimming pool for Reinsberg since 1978.

The steep slope towards Bobritzsch river is a likely reason for the choice of the site for a castle-like fortification.

The unprotected eastern side of the castle is defended by a moat which could only be crossed on a drawbridge.