Scheffelschlösschen

The so-called Scheffelschlösschen is a castle on the Mettnau peninsula near Radolfzell on Lake Constance in the district of Constance in Baden-Württemberg .

The poet Joseph Victor von Scheffel spent the summer with his family on the Mettnau peninsula since 1869. After being raised to the nobility, he acquired the Mettnau estate in 1876 and expanded the old tenant house into a castle. In 1872 he had the Villa Seehalde built on Mettnau. The design for the “Scheffelschlösschen” in the Neo-Renaissance style comes from the architect Karl von Großheim , who, with his partner Heinrich Joseph Kayser, ran the “Office for Architecture and Art Industry” , one of the most successful architecture firms in the German Empire . On the ground floor of the two-storey building with a striking corner tower there has been a Scheffel Museum since 1928 and, between 1928 and 1938, the observation station of the South German Ornithological Institute initiated by Kurt Floericke ; Since 1966 the seat of the spa management is here. A small exhibition in the hallway shows various editions of Scheffel's works. The fireplace room and various ceiling paintings are still original. Due to its official use, the building can only be visited to a limited extent.

literature

Michael Losse, Hans Noll: castles, palaces, fortresses in Hegau. Defense buildings and aristocratic residences in the western Lake Constance area (= Hegau Library 109). Michael Greuter Verlag, Hilzingen 2006, ISBN 3-938566-05-1 , p. 115.
Michael Losse: "A mansion with a gable, tower and flag" - The "Scheffelschlößle" of the poet Joseph Victor von Scheffel on the Mettnau near Radolfzell , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 123rd year 2005, ISSN 0342-2070 , pp. 91–112 ( digitized version )

47.728012222222 8.9957480555556Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 40.8 " N , 8 ° 59 ′ 44.7" E