▁of ▁Sax e - We imar , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁for em ost ▁Protest ant ▁gener als , ▁res ided ▁at ▁Er bach ▁Castle ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 . ▁Following ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁period ▁of ▁occupation ▁by ▁Swedish ▁troops , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁an ▁un in hab itable ▁state . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁a ▁pleasure ▁garden , ▁non - ex istent ▁today , ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁castle . ▁The ▁last ▁substantial ▁alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁castle ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁decor ated ▁in ▁ne o - bar o que ▁style . ▁ ▁Build ings ▁ ▁Er bach ▁Castle ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁architect ural ▁style ▁employed ▁by ▁patr icians ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁cities , ▁evidence ▁for ▁which ▁are ▁crow - ste pped ▁g ables ▁and ▁the ▁g abled ▁roof s . ▁En tr ance ▁to ▁the ▁castle ▁is ▁via ▁a ▁draw bridge , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁gate . ▁The ▁castle ▁cour ty ard ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁me ws ▁and ▁out build ings . ▁In ▁the ▁cour ty ard ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁hand - dra wn ▁water ▁well . ▁The ▁Bar o que ▁castle ▁chap el ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁hall . ▁ ▁The ▁so - called ▁Renaissance ▁Room ▁was ▁alter ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ; ▁other ▁rooms ▁worth ▁mention ing ▁are