▁bridge . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Eng ers ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁minor ▁city , ▁but ▁in ▁this ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁become ▁in - m unicip ated ▁as ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁Ne uw ied . ▁With ▁this ▁act , ▁Eng ers ▁lost ▁its ▁independence ▁and ▁its ▁city - status . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁Ens emble ▁Villa ▁Mus ica ▁trust ▁of ▁the ▁Eng ers - ch ate au ▁opened ▁its ▁own ▁a cademy ▁of ▁music . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁a cademy ▁of ▁music ▁of ▁Main z , ▁the ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Musik ▁Main z , ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁re located ▁to ▁Eng ers . ▁ ▁Tour ist ▁attra ctions ▁ ▁A ▁well ▁known ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ne uw ied ▁and ▁Kob len z ▁is ▁the ▁Eng ers ▁ch ate au . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁by ▁the ▁arist ocrat ▁Johann ▁Philip ▁von ▁Wald ers dor ff ▁as ▁a ▁summer - res idence ▁and ▁hunting ▁l odge . ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁tour istic ▁att raction ▁for ▁its ▁music - events ▁and ▁tour istic ▁guid ings . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁city ▁hall ▁( built ▁around ▁ 1 6 4 2 ) ▁and ▁the ▁pr inc ely ▁inn ▁" Sch loss - S chen ke " ▁( built ▁ 1 6 2 1 ) ▁are ▁placed ▁directly ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Eng ers ▁ch ate au