Harthausen (Rettenbach)

Castle of the Barons of Riedheim

Chapel of St. Alexander

Harthausen is a district with 345 inhabitants (2015) in the municipality of Rettenbach in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria . The previously independent community of Harthausen was incorporated into Rettenbach on July 1, 1970.

The village is about one kilometer south of Rettenbach.

history

Roman spoils have been found in the foundation of the Alexander chapel in Harthausen .

The place was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. After frequent changes of ownership, the place went to the von Riedheim family in 1568 , who still own the castle today.

Attractions

See also: List of architectural monuments in Harthausen

• Catholic Chapel of St. Alexander
• Castle of the Barons of Riedheim

literature

• Bernt von Hagen, Angelika Wegener-Hüssen: Landkreis Günzburg (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume VII.91 / 1 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-87490-589-6 , p. 434-438 .

Web links

Commons : Harthausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Harthausen in the location database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library
• Rettenbach municipality

Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '  N , 10 ° 21'  E