Oberdolling Castle

Moated castle in Oberdolling

Oberdolling. Engraving by Michael Wening , 1701

The Oberdolling Castle is a castle in Oberdolling in Eichstätt . It is a listed building (number D-1-76-150-3).

history

A local nobility and their castle (called "Schleckerstein" in the 17th century) in Oberdolling have been documented since the beginning of the 12th century. In 1339 it was owned by Ulrich von Mendorf . After it was destroyed by Swedish troops in the Thirty Years' War , the castle, which was surrounded by a moat, was rebuilt in 1649 for the Ingolstadt Jesuits . In 1693 the barons of Hegnenberg called Dux Oberdolling. After a fire in 1931, the castle was rebuilt according to the historical model.

description

Former moated castle, three-storey hipped roof building with corner bay towers, with moat.

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Neu, Volker Liedke: Upper Bavaria . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (= Monuments in Bavaria . Volume I.2 ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52392-9 .

48.829267 11.587964Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 45.4 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 16.7" E

[1] Wilhelm Neu, Volker Liedke: Upper Bavaria . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (= Monuments in Bavaria . Volume I.2 ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52392-9 .