The following centuries brought great wealth to the monastery, but also recurring power struggles until it was taken in possession by the Margraviate of Baden in 1802.Since 1920, the former monastery is used as a boarding school.
Large parts of the Castle are open to visitors and invite you to a visit of the monuments and to the park area. In addition, arts and crafts businesses, which carry on the craft tradition of the monastery time, give insights of a earlier life in palace Salem.