Gansheim Castle

Gansheim Castle in its current state

Gansheim Castle is a former moated castle in Gansheim in the municipality of Marxheim , which is now used as a farmhouse. It is listed as an architectural monument under the number D-7-79-178-13 .

location

The castle is located in the western part of the village not far from the Ussel .

history

Gansheim is mentioned for the first time in 1179 as "Regilo de Gantesheim" in a document from Bishop Heinrich von Brixen .

The noble family of the Knollen von Gansheim , which held the inheritance of treasurer at the court of the Counts of Lechsgemünd-Graisbach , was the owner of the former parish village of Gansheim for a long time in the Middle Ages , until Jörg from the family of the Knollen sold Ort und Burg to Wilhelm Marschall zu Donnersberg in 1400 . In the following period, the rulership of the Hofmark Gansheim changed several times.

Today's Gansheimer Schloss was renovated by Simprecht Lenckh in 1556. In 1821 Baron Joseph von Sartor became the last noble owner of Gansheim. In 1832 he sold his property to the Kingdom of Bavaria . The castle remained in his possession until 1868.

architecture

Simprecht Lenckh converted the castle into a typical 16th century castle with round corner towers on the sides, surrounded by water and a wall. In the 19th century it was converted into a simple house and is now owned by farmers. Today the castle is a simple, two-storey hipped roof building with a single-storey porch in the southwest and four walled-in inscription and coat of arms stones on the entrance side, in the core in 1556. The building was also changed and reshaped several times in the 20th century.

literature

Doris Pfister: Donauwörth: the former district, edition 17. Historical Atlas of Bavaria : Part of Swabia. Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Commission for Bavarian State History, 2008.