sentences:  This step was a death knell to the castle's future, as the small town had no means of rebuilding it and failed to apply for government and European Union subsidies which at the time were generous and might have been made available for the project.Such subsidies were and are usually still extended in the ratio of 10% applicant ("Eigenmittel" = own equity) and 90% German State/EU.The town of Dahlen would never be able to find such sums and is indeed not permitted to spend them from its small budget so one must question why ownership was ever transferred to it.