▁Diet rich ste ins ▁held ▁the ▁Vel den ▁est ates ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁With ▁tour ism ▁emer ging ▁on ▁the ▁Car inth ian ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Vel den ▁Castle ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁a ▁Ne o - R ena issance ▁style ▁and ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁It ▁soon ▁became ▁popular ▁with ▁cele brit ies ▁and ▁royal ty . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁revert ed ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁private ▁ch ate au ▁of ▁German ▁industrial ist ▁G unter ▁Sach s . ▁A ▁back drop ▁for ▁numerous ▁film ▁produ ctions ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Schloss ▁Vel den ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁Aust rian / G erman ▁TV ▁series ▁Ein ▁Sch lo ß ▁am ▁W ör ther see ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁st arring ▁Roy ▁Black . ▁After ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Hy po ▁Al pe ▁Ad ria ▁Bank ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁re - open ed ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Hor st ▁Schul ze , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁R itz - Car l ton ▁and ▁Cap ella , ▁a ▁hotel ▁management ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁under ▁the ▁Cap ella ▁brand . ▁The ▁Hy po ▁Al pe ▁Ad ria ▁group ▁sold ▁the ▁prem ises ▁to ▁Karl ▁W las che k