Emmendingen Castle

Margrave Castle

The Margrave Castle in Emmendingen is a charming Renaissance building on the edge of the old town of Emmendingen.

The simple three-story building with a high pitched roof has a striking octagonal stair tower on the north side and lower outbuildings. Originally it was built as a courtyard of the Tennenbach Monastery , which the abbot's staff above the portal still reminds of. After several changes of ownership, the building was bought by Margrave Jakob III in 1588 . acquired by Baden-Hachberg and converted into a residential palace. In 1590 the chapter house in an adjacent building was the scene of the "Emmendinger Religious Discussion". After the death of Margrave Jakob III. the castle served as the official residence for the bailiffs of the margraviate of Hachberg, later as a bailiwick. The so-called Lenzhäuschen has been preserved on Schlossplatz as the last outbuilding of the residence .

In 1833, the building became the property of the city under Mayor Carl Helbing (1802–1874). He had a hospital set up there. Today the city history collection is housed here. The castle cellar with cross vaults on the ground floor is used as a cabaret and event room. In 2007 the castle was extensively renovated.

Web links

• Program and description of the Schlosskeller Verein and the stage it operates on the ground floor
• Information from the city of Emmendingen
• Description of the museums

literature

• Silvia Huth, Manfred Frust: Schlösser am Oberrhein, p. 114 ff., 2008 ISBN 978-3-87407-793-4

Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E