Alberweiler Castle
The Schlössle Alberweiler is a castle in the district of the same name in the municipality of Schemmerhofen in Baden-Württemberg . It was first mentioned in 1488 when it was destroyed by Catholic troops during the Roggenburg feud . At that time it was owned by the gentlemen from Warthausen zu Alberweiler, who had converted to the Protestant faith.
In the 15th century, a new castle was built under Bartholome von Warthausen zu Alberweiler at the current location. Back then, the ground floor and first floor were bricked as they are today. The second floor and the gable have a beautiful half-timbered construction.
In 1585 the castle became the property of the Counts of Stadion . There are still old beamed ceilings and door frames from the time it was built. The early baroque portal with its blinding pillars goes back to the Counts of Stadion.
The carpenter Andreas Mohr finally acquired it in 1885 and provided it with a baroque half-hip roof . He made ornate carvings on the outside of the castle. Not much has been invested since the Weimar Republic , and the palace fell into disrepair.
Restorer Richard Roth, lord of the castle until his death in 1998, acquired it in 1968 and restored the building to its original shape. In the castle wall, he added a fragment of the epitaph of the last Warthauser in Alberweiler, Felix Friderich, which was found during the interior renovation of the parish church of St. Ulrich in Alberweiler.
literature
- Karl Werner Steim: 750 years of Alberweiler. Published by the community of Schemmerhofen, Schemmerhofen 2000
Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 29.7 " N , 9 ° 45 ′ 58" E