The Haineck, which is probably one of the last medieval castles built in Thuringia, was built above Nazzaabout 1 km north of the village, is set on the tapered tongue of a Hainich ridge, with its northern edge lying directly on the steep slope down to the Nazza valley.

It is said to have been built by Landgrave Balthasar around 1392 as a protective castle against the predatory raids of the Eichsfeld and Mühlhäuser. As the cornerstone of a land defense system, it secured the north-western border of the Landgraviate of Thuringia against the possessions of the Archbishops of Mainz.