Former monastery complex "Schloss Merten"
The monastery, which was probably founded by Countess Mathilde von Sayn, was first mentioned in a document by Otto von Kappenstein from 1217. Merten was not a rich monastery, but gained great importance thanks to a relic of St Agnes and many other saints.
The monastery was secularised in 803. The Droste zu Vischering von Nesselrode-Reichenstein family of counts acquired the monastery buildings in 1909. They had the complex converted into a castle and expanded the grounds into a neo-baroque park modelled on French garden architecture. The small neo-baroque palace building, the so-called Orangerie, which houses a small cafeteria, was also built during this time. The entire complex is now home to a retirement and nursing home.
The palace park is open to the public (please follow the instructions on site). The cafeteria in the orangery is closed to the public.
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