Bettendorf Castle (Eubigheim)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
View of the Bettendorf Castle in Eubigheim, today the seat of the Ahorn town hall

The Bettendorfsche Castle , also Eubigheim Castle and Lower Castle , is a castle in Eubigheim , a district of the municipality of Ahorn in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg . Today it serves as the town hall of Ahorn and is located on Schlossstrasse , in front of the abandoned Upper Eubigheim Palace .

history

The Bettendorf Castle was built in 1566 and served as the seat of the Barons von Bettendorff . Around 1770 a new building was built. From 1867 the castle served as the town hall of the old community of Eubigheim. After Eubigheim was incorporated into the new municipality of Ahorn on December 1, 1971. Since then the castle has served the Ahorn community as the town hall.

investment

It is a two-storey angled hook building with a hipped roof and two decorative turrets.

See also

literature

  • State Surveying Office Baden-Württemberg (ed.): Palaces, castles, churches, monasteries in Baden-Württemberg , 1990.
  • Willig, Wolfgang: Landadel palaces in Baden-Württemberg , Balingen 2010.

Web links

Commons : Bettendorfsches Schloss (Eubigheim)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Eubigheim Castle (Bettendorf Castle, Lower Castle) in Ahorn-Eubigheim. In: alleburgen.de. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
  2. ^ Eubigheim Castle (Upper Castle) in Ahorn-Eubigheim. In: alleburgen.de. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 474 .
  4. ↑ Municipality of Ahorn - Town Hall. In: gemeindeahorn.de. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 1.9 ″  N , 9 ° 32 ′ 21.1 ″  E