Harthausen Castle

Harthausen Castle is a double castle in Harthausen . It is located in the district of Günzburg and belongs to the municipality of Rettenbach . It is a four-storey complex with two side wings and distinctive tail gables. It is owned by the baronial Riedheim family .

South side of the castle

Side view of the castle

Coats of arms of several noble families over the castle portal

History / building description

The core of the castle are the two side wings from the 15th and 16th centuries:

“The oldest part is the south wing, which contains a late Gothic core building from around 1450, while the north wing with its four round corner towers ... dates from around 1560. Both buildings were connected by a corridor that was originally at ground level and raised to three floors at the beginning of the 17th century. "

Heinrich Truchsess von Höflingen sold the area to Egolf von Riedheim in 1567. Around 1760, Baron Johann Alexander von Riedheim had a four-story connecting wing added and the palace uniformly baroque and expanded to its present-day form:

“The preliminary drafts were probably provided by the Eichstatt master builder Maurizio Pedetti , who was also responsible for the construction of the coach house west of the castle. The execution and decoration work, on the other hand, originate from the Bishop of Augsburg court architect Franz Xaver Kleinhans . "

A stuccoed cartouche above the gate of the castle contains several coats of arms, in the middle the coat of arms of those of Riedheim, to the side the coats of arms of the noble families Stauffenberg, Hornstein, Giel and Freyberg, families that were related to the Riedheims.

From 1972 to 1977, the castle and coach house were completely renovated. The palace facade was given the color scheme of the 18th century. Half of the windows are made of trompe l'oeil painting.

In the west are the arched remises that form the so-called courtyard of honor. This is followed by the "tree and grass garden", which has been documented since 1560. The former pleasure garden no longer exists.

The palace and park are not open to the public.

literature

• Werner Freybourg: Palaces, castles and ruins in Bavarian Central Swabia. Volume 1: District of Günzburg. Selbstverlag, Krumbach 1989, pp. 29-30.
• Wilfried Sponsel: Castles, palaces and residences in Bavarian Swabia. Typesetting and graphics partner, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-935438-54-0 , pp. 88-89.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Sponsel 2006, p. 89

Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '52.3 "  N , 10 ° 20' 42.1"  E