of the castle burnt down. Friedrich Brunck had it rebuilt in a simplified form with two floors and a hipped roof. In 2003, the old U-shape of the castle was rebuilt as Schloss Kirchheimbolanden Old People's Home (Seniorenresidenz Schloss Kirchheimbolanden), only the east wing being structurally reminiscent of its former form and splendour. But in this way the general shape of the old castle has been recreated as a three-winged complex. Frankfurt garden designer, Heinrich Siesmayer, was commissioned by Dr. Heinrich Ritter von Brunck to design the palace garden. Siesmayer had been commissioned by the grandson (Duke Adolph of Nassau) of the last prince residing in Kirchheimbolanden, who then fled, with the sale of his extensive collection of plants and trees from Schloss Biebrich near Wiesbaden, because the Prussians annexed his Duchy of Nassau in 1866. Literature Heinel, Jürgen: Die Seniorenresidenz Schloß Kirchheimbolanden und ihre fürstliche Herkunft. Otterbach, 1995 Lehna, Britta: Ein Käufer für das Kirchheimbolander Schloß: Marschall Kellermanns Petition an Kaiser Napoleon I. In: Donnersberg-Jahrbuch. 15th Issue, 1992, pp. 68–70 Mayer, Peter: Die Pfalz. 8. Auflage, DuMont Reiseverlag, Cologne, 1992 External links Kirchheimbolanden Kirchheimbolanden Baroque architecture in Rhineland-Palatinate Heritage sites in Rhineland-Palatinate Hessian nobility Donnersbergkreis 1730s architecture