This is a blog for the Chateau de Pourtales.
Château de Pourtalès was built in 1750 by the wealthy industrialist Bussière family from Strasbourg. It was built on the plot of a country house. Between 1870 and 1914 Château de Pourtalès was an important meeting center of European nobility, who were always invited to the castle by the Countess Mélanie (featured in the image above) and the Earl Pourtalès.
After World War II, an eastern European university was briefly housed at the castle, but it was soon closed because of new boundaries which were established. The castle fell almost completely to ruins until 1972, when Dr. Walter Leibrecht, founder of Schiller International University, bought the property and began drastic renovations to open it as a new study location for the university.
Today, the Château de Pourtalès is the study center for the EU Studies Program as well as a base for many student groups taking part in CEPA Europe programs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5J4ntnMe0A
For more information, please visit these websites:
http://www.chateau-pourtales.de
