Haldenwang Castle

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Haldenwang Castle

Haldenwang Castle consists of a three-story main building, as well as an octagonal tower that was added later and an adjoining farm building. The castle, renovated in the neo-Gothic style in 1860, sits enthroned on a mountain tongue high above the local community of Haldenwang in the district of Günzburg . The castle now houses seven apartments.

history

The beginnings of the castle go back to the 15th century. It was built around 1480 and first passed to the Lords of Knöringen in 1502 and finally to the noble von Freyberg family from the Freyberg-Eisenberg line in 1515 . In 1860 the castle was renovated by Rudolph von Freyberg-Eisenberg in the neo-Gothic style. The actual castle building is oriented from north to south and has two extensions to the west, so that a horseshoe shape is formed. The farm buildings were connected to the manor house by the added octagonal tower. To the left of the main building is the library wing, behind it the chapel, accessible from the outside, under which the crypt is located. Both wings enclose a bastion . The entire palace complex is surrounded by a large park and partly by a castle wall.

The castle was the residence of the noble family until the end of the Second World War. In 1945 the US Army occupied the area. However, it was soon used as a home for displaced war invalids. In 1984 the castle was renovated and rebuilt. In addition to the rented apartments, a number of representative rooms are still available for public use ( knight's hall , library, hall of mirrors, etc.). The neo-Gothic castle chapel can be rented for religious celebrations.

The castle is owned by the baronial von Freyberg-Eisenberg family.

literature

  • Bernt von Hagen, Angelika Wegener-Hüssen: Landkreis Günzburg (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume VII.91 / 1 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-87490-589-6 , p. 145-147 .
  • Werner Freybourg: Palaces, castles and ruins in Bavarian Central Swabia. Volume 1: District of Günzburg. Self-published, Krumbach 1989, pp. 23-28.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 26 ′ 11 ″  N , 10 ° 27 ′ 5 ″  E