Hafenpreppach Castle

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The Hafenpreppach Castle is located on a low hill above the Maroldsweisacher district Hafenpreppach in district Haßberge ( Lower Franconia ). The two- wing baroque complex housed a children's home after the Second World War ; today it serves as a private residence.

history

South facade
North facade

From the 16th century at the latest, there was a line of the Stein von Altenstein in Hafenpreppach, which they had received as a fief from the Bishopric of Würzburg . The ancestral castle of this family is nearby on a ridge ( Altenstein Castle ). From 1664 the estate was owned by the Barons von Greiffenclau . A quarter of this rule was, however, under the feudal sovereignty of the House of Saxony-Römhild . The Greiffenclau kept the castle until 1789. After that, the complex changed hands several times. As the last locksmith heir to Helmut RiehlIt fell on the Eastern Front during World War II in 1942 , and his parents transferred the entire property to a foundation under the trusteeship of the Bavarian Red Cross . After the war, the property was converted into a children's home, which was closed in 1978. From 1980 onwards, extensive renovation work began on the building fabric. The owner of the foundation, the Bavarian Red Cross, sold the palace to private buyers in 1989. It changed hands in 2016 and was planning to set up a music and art academy.

The core of the main building is still on the 16./17. Century back and was probably rebuilt and expanded from 1714 under the Würzburg Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau . Shortly beforehand, Greiffenclau had a representative country palace built in nearby Gereuth . These construction measures probably served as a capital investment for fear of a devaluation of the Franconian guilder , which at that time had reached a high value.

Until 1960, the "Old Castle" was in front of the main building to the south. The two-storey renaissance building with its high gable roof and the distinctive tail gables fell victim to the pickaxe before it was placed under protection. (Views in the inventory band). However, the building served as an administrator's house from the start, so the name “Old Castle” is likely to be misleading.

Building description

The angular, three-storey palace building is completed by a hipped roof with dormers. Simple outer structure made of profiled window walls, rusticated corner pilasters and cornices between the floors. The two main floors sit on the lower ground floor, which, as a typical "bastard floor", contained the utility rooms and the servants' rooms. The main entrance with its broken triangular gable is in the middle of the south wing. The wall surfaces are plastered in a light ocher tone, the architectural structures have been left stone-visible. On the park side, the castle is preceded by a high, angled terrace on four arcades , which is crowned by a baluster railing with spherical attachments. There is another terrace on the ground floor, with two baroque groups of statues flanking the passage . This rich decorative architecture stands in striking contrast to the otherwise rather simple appearance of the country estate and is certainly a subsequent addition.

Inside, the mighty, two-flight flight of stairs in the west wing deserves a special mention. Some baroque wooden doors and a Renaissance fireplace in the east wing are still preserved from the original furnishings.

The castle entrance is bordered by single-storey outbuildings. A remise on the right and the orangery on the left complete the ensemble. In the castle courtyard, a picturesque, four-pillar well house with a stone dome protects the old well and cistern system .

literature

  • The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Volume 3: Administrative region of Lower Franconia & Aschaffenburg. = The art monuments of Lower Franconia & Aschaffenburg. Issue 15: Hans Karlinger : District Office Ebern. With a historical introduction by Hans Ring. Oldenbourg, Munich 1916 (Unchanged reprint. Ibid 1983, ISBN 3-486-50469-X ).
  • Anton Rahrbach, Jörg Schöffl, Otto Schramm: Palaces and castles in Lower Franconia - A complete representation of all palaces, manors, castles and ruins in the Lower Franconian independent cities and districts . Hofmann Verlag, Nuremberg 2002, ISBN 3-87191-309-X , p. 161.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Hafenpreppach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 29 "  N , 10 ° 45 ′ 49.2"  E