From the February 7, 1926 Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

Berlin — Thousands of rats and mice, living unmolested in palatial splendor for a score of years, have ruined the interior of a 155-year-old castle of Schwerinsburg, near Ducherrow, Mecklenburg. The rodents had gnawed into woodwork, costly antique furniture, paintings and tapestries and played havoc even with the beautiful glass chandeliers. The purchaser, unable to spend $250,000 for repairs, again locked the doors and left the rats in undisputed possession.