Genderkingen Castle

Castle from the north

Genderkingen Castle is a former summer castle in the municipality of Genderkingen , which is now used as a residential building.

history

On April 29, 1478, Genderkingen came into the possession of the Cistercian monastery in Kaisheim , which built a summer palace here around 1673. In 1803 the place was incorporated into the Kingdom of Bavaria as part of the secularization of the Kaisheim monastery . The castle was sold to private individuals. In 1984 the castle was completely renovated.

Description of the list of monuments

Two-storey saddle roof building with a profiled eaves cornice, around 1700

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.
• Genderkinger Heimatbuch: DAS SCHLOSS ZU GENDERKINGEN
• List of monuments for Genderkingen (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation

Web links

Commons : Former summer palace (Genderkingen)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 25.5 "  N , 10 ° 52 ′ 44.7"  E