Einersheim Castle

The castle in Markt Einersheim

The Schloss Einersheim (also Schloss Markt Einersheim) is a former aristocratic residence in Markt Einersheim in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen . It is located in the middle of the village on Rechteren-Von-Limpurg-Straße.

history

The original seat of the Counts of Limpurg-Speckfeld was Speckfeld Castle , which is now a ruin on the Schlossberg northeast of Markt Einersheims. This seat was given up in the second half of the 17th century and Schenk Vollrath von Limpurg-Speckfeld moved the residence to the town.

First, the rear half-timbered building, which still exists. After 1693 the Counts of Rechteren-Limpurg-Speckfeld sat there .

Changes did not take place until the 19th century, when the buildings were partially demolished in 1859. A new building was built on the main street in the neo-Gothic style . During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Count Franz-Ludwig had a hospital set up there. This use as a hospital was continued by the successors in the First and Second World Wars.

The time of the Counts of Limpurg-Speckfeld ended in 1960. The plant was sold to the gypsum manufacturer Nikolaus Knauf . He had the castle extensively restored and the missing furniture added. Today the castle is in private hands, so a tour, including the spacious gardens, is not possible.

The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation classifies the building as an architectural monument. The remains of the previous building in the ground are listed as a ground monument. Einersheim Castle is part of the community center of Markt Einersheim.

description

The castle consists of several wings and is framed in the north and west by a park with a rose garden. The original core of the complex is the rear half-timbered building with two floors from the 17th century. In the 19th century, the part on the street was added to the system. It is a sandstone block construction in the neo-Gothic style with several bay windows , pinnacles and a gable . The windows are grooved several times. have sills and lintels and some canopies. The gate entrance is spanned by a basket arch with an alliance coat of arms . The new development resulted in two inner courtyards. A room on the upper floor of the west wing dates from the time it was built and has a stuccoed ceiling with fields, coats of arms, putti and egg-stick profile .

Castle preacher

Under Schenk Georg von Limpurg-Speckfeld, a total of three court preachers were employed in the castle at the beginning of the 17th century , who had to take care of the soul of the village lord. All three came from Württemberg, which was considered a model Lutheran state. After the Thirty Years' War no more preachers were appointed, instead the pastors of Einersheim took over the duties of the “court preaching”.

Surname	Term of office	Remarks
Jakob Glung	before 1611	* in Sulz am Neckar , Magister, at times also parish administrator in Markt Einersheim, then pastor in Hellmitzheim , † 1615
Philipp Kiris	1612-1616	* in Kirchheim unter Teck , master's degree, then pastor in Rüdenhausen
Johannes Schülin	1616-1618	* in Bietigheim , studies in Tübingen , master's degree, then pastor in Einersheim, escaped from Würzburg troops

literature

• District Administrator and District Council of the District of Kitzingen (Hrsg.): District of Kitzingen . Münsterschwarzach 1984.
• August Bomhard, Fritz Ortner, Franz Vogel: General description of the entire church system in the ev.-luth. Parish market Einersheim . Einersheim Market 1997.
• Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Bavaria I: Franconia . Munich / Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-422-03051-4 .
• Walter Schilling: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia . Echter Verlag, Würzburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-429-03516-7 , pp. 287-288.
• Karl Treutwein : Lower Franconia . Heroldsberg 1978, ISBN 3-7738-1015-5 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of German architectural monuments. P. 607.
2. ↑ Walter Schilling: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia. P. 287
3. ^ Karl Treutwein: Lower Franconia. P. 230.
4. ↑ Walter Schilling: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia. P. 287
5. ↑ Bomhard, August (among others): General description of the entire church system . P. 35 f.

Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 14.5 "  N , 10 ° 17 ′ 29.8"  E