Degenfeld's Castle

The Degenfeld'sche Schloss is a modern castle complex in the center of Groß-Karben , a district of Karben in the Wetterau district in Hesse .

View of the castle from the west, courtyard side.

history

The castle was built in 1728 by Anna-Maria von Hutten-Stolzenberg zu Steinbach, initially on a single storey with a mansard roof. Before that there was already a country residence of her father-in-law Helfrich von Kroneck, which he had built in 1673/74. In 1766 it was acquired by the Palatinate Secret Council of Kronenberg. Around 1800 the western main wing and the south wing were extended. Around 1810 it was bought by the Austrian General von Degenfeld-Schomburg , from whom it got its current name.

After his death, it was initially sold to a farmer before the Groß-Karben community acquired the castle in 1868. Since then, the castle has housed the mayor's office, police, school, community pool, library, apartments, youth club and club rooms. Today, in addition to apartments, there is also a small museum in the castle, and the courtyard and outbuildings are used by a DRK disaster control unit as a parking space. In January 2013 the Degenfeld'sche Schloss was sold to four private individuals at a price of 350,000 euros. The relatively low price is due to the fact that renovation costs of two million euros have to be raised.

investment

The exterior of the three-wing, west-facing complex is very simple and in need of renovation. The north side wing on the street side still bears the original mansard roof and is single-story, while the other two, two-story wings have hipped roofs. There is a dwelling above the main entrance . Of the outbuildings, only a single-storey wing along the western ring road has monument status. It probably dates from the early 19th century.

literature

• Heinz Wionski: Cultural monuments in Hessen. Wetteraukreis II, Part 2, Friedberg to Wöllstadt. Published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen , Vieweg, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-528-06227-4 , p. 718. ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany )
• Rolf Müller (Ed.): Palaces, castles, old walls. Published by the Hessendienst der Staatskanzlei, Wiesbaden 1990, ISBN 3-89214-017-0 , p. 202.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The dilemma with the castle - Frankfurter Rundschau from May 23, 2013.

Web links

• State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Degenfeld'sches Schloss In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
• Degenfeldsches Schloss Groß-Karben, municipality of Karben. Castles, palaces, mansions. (As of September 18, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 17.7 ″  N , 8 ° 46 ′ 12 ″  E