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History

 

The manor house, built in the style of a Baroque castle, was constructed in 1776 by Johann Georg Siegert. After his death in 1783, his daughter Rahel AmalieWelck inherited the Oberrabenstein estate.

After several changes of ownership, the factory owner Matthee Paul Herfurth acquired the manor in 1903. He remodeled the castle and, at the same time, had the winter garden built. Matthee Herfurth lived at Rabenstein Castle until his expulsion in May 1945.

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THE CASTLE IN THE GDR

  • July 1945

    The manor is placed under Soviet Russian administration.

  • 1947

    Nationalization of the lands of the former manorial estate.

  • 1980

    The retirement home was closed due to unacceptable structural conditions.

  • 1981

    The castle will be added to the UN World Heritage List

  • 1982

    The VEB Kombinat Textima Karl-Marx-Stadt acquired the house and renovated it by 1989. The castle became the representative property and guest house of Textima, the “GDR’s model enterprise.”

  • 1996

    Following the liquidation of Textima AG, the property was taken over by Treuhand TLG Berlin. The property continued to operate as the Gästehaus Rabenstein bed-and-breakfast hotel.

Hotel and Integration Facility

  • 2000

    Purchase of the Baroque palace by the Saxony Regional Association of “Lebenshilfe e.V.”

  • through 2001

    The association is converting the building into an integration hotel and will operate it from now on as a hotel, conference center, and educational facility.

  • Late 2008

    Purchase of Rabenstein Castle by a subsidiary of the City of Chemnitz and the educational institution Fortbildungszentrum Chemnitz gGmbH.

  • 20.01.2012

    Following extensive renovation work , Rabenstein Castle will reopen as a 4-star hotel and an inclusive business.

AS OF 2026

  • Inclusive Workplace
  • Hotel with 15 rooms
  • Event and Conference Rooms:
    • Salon Siegert (Hall of Mirrors) for up to 60 guests
    • Salon Johann for up to 15 guests
    • Salon Georg, for up to 12 guests
      (named after the builder of the Baroque palace,
      Johann Georg Siegert)
  • Conference Room: Salon Amalie (named after the builder's daughter, Rahel Amalie Welck)

Hotel Schloss Rabenstein

14 Thomas-Müntzer-Höhe,
, 09117 Chemnitz