Altranstädt Castle was built in 1620 on the foundation walls of a Cistercian monastery, which was mentioned in the 12th century. The church building from 1745 and the castle share the bell tower by a direct cultivation, which also gives an access from one building to the other. The large parsonage was built in 1710, as can be read from an inscription above the entrance in Latin. The mausoleum from the second half of the 19th century, built by the former owner of the castle, Count of Hohenthal, completes the harmonic arrangement of buildings, which can be described as a jewel in this village environment and is a surprise for every visitor.

On September 24, 1706, the ” Peace of Altranstädt ” between King Charles XII and August the Strong, King of Saxony and Poland, was signed here. This peace treaty meant a temporarily respite in the “Great Northern War” from 1700 to 1721.

The signing of the “Altranstädt Convention”, in Altranstädt Castle, was also of great importance. After negotiations with the Habsburg Emperor Joseph I in 1707, the Swedish king of King Charles XII obtained freedom of faith for the Silesian Protestants, which had been denied by Joseph I before.