Monheim Castle
Monheim Castle is a former nursing home in the city of Monheim (Swabia) .
history
In 1523 the seat of the district court was moved from Graisbach Castle to Monheim; The palace at the northeast end of the street market was built in the middle of the 16th century for the Pfalz-Neuburgischen nurse and governor of the Graisbach-Monheim nursing office. It served as the seat for the regional and later district court . In 1957 the district court in Monheim was dissolved.
architecture
It is a three-storey two-wing complex with a slightly overhanging central projectile, rusticated pilaster strips and a balcony over the portal that weighs on consoles, the north wing with stone rustica on the ground floor, cornice and curved gable built over the former moat. The year 1678 is recorded on the facade.
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.
- List of monuments for Monheim (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation
Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 34.8 " N , 10 ° 51 ′ 26.3" E