Saathain Castle

The remains of Saathain Castle with the associated former manor are located on the left bank of the Black Elster in Saathain, a district of the southern Brandenburg municipality of Röderland. After the historic building fell victim to a fire in April 1945, only the foundation walls remain, on which there is a terrace formerly operated as a café. The park, which belongs to the former castle, has been transformed into a rose garden and is a popular destination.
Saathain is one of the oldest fortifications on the Black Elster. As early as 1140, the castrum Sathim was mentioned in a document. The castle served to secure the river crossing at the nearby confluence of the Große Röder, which at the same time represented the border to the neighbouring Gau Nizizi, and probably also to protect and control the military and trade routes running parallel to the Black Elster. About one kilometre downstream, on the opposite side of the estuary, was the fortified complex of Werdenhain Castle, which was destroyed in the middle of the 15th century. In addition to Saathain, the lordship of Saathain also included the villages of Stolzenhain, Schweinfurth, Reppis, Gröditz and Mühldorf, which was incorporated into Kröbeln in 1935. Together with Tiefenau, Elsterwerda, Frauenhain, Ortrand and Großenhain, the castle belonged to the Naumburg Abbey as an imperial fief until the middle of the 14th century. In 1274, Bishop Meinherr of Naumburg left Saathain Castle to Henry the Illustrious for life. In 1276, the enfeoffment was also extended to Henry's son Frederick Clem and his descendants.

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