Nischwitz

Count Heinrich von Brühl bought Nischwitz Palace near Wurzen from a mistress of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, Marianne Amalie Sophie von Wallmoden, in 1743. Brühl's architect Johann Christoph Knöffel converted an older baroque manor house, which had been built between 1714 and 1720, into an imposing three-winged complex from 1745 onwards, which still gives an impression of splendour and artistic enjoyment today.

Unlike Grochwitz or Pförten, the interior decorations from the mid-18th century have largely been preserved. The Italian painter Stefano Torelli created the impressive murals of the Garden Hall and the Festival Hall. Although Nischwitz Palace was also plundered and devastated by Prussian soldiers in 1758, it was not burnt down. After the war, Brühl had the damage repaired, but work was stopped again after his death in October 1763. Brühl's heirs sold Nischwitz Palace to the Leipzig lawyer Dr. Philipp Heinrich Lastrop in 1777. Further changes of ownership followed. From 1889 to 1945, the castle belonged to the von Zimmermann family. The magnificent banqueting hall has rarely been used since it was plundered in 1758; the destruction caused at that time is still visible.

Today: The palace is privately owned and not open to the public. The palace park can be visited.