Rudenhausen Castle

The castle in Rüdenhausen

The Rüdenhausen Castle (also Old Castle ) is a former noble residence in the Lower Franconian town Rüdenhausen in Kitzingen . It is still inhabited by the von Castell-Rüdenhausen family.

history

The history of the castle in Rüdenhausen begins in 1258. At that time, the possessions of the Counts of Castell were listed, including a castle in Rüdenhausen. In 1265 the county was split up. From then on, the village and the castle were given fiefdoms to changing owners . First, the Lords of Seckendorff zu Rödelsee received the castle before the Fuchs von Dornheim sat there. They were followed by the Lords of Gnottstadt.

From 1533 the property came back into the hands of the Counts of Castell. They had the facility expanded in 1573. From 1597 the castle became the headquarters of the Castell-Rüdenhausen line. The new tasks were also reflected in further renovations. One of these has been handed down in 1613. During the Thirty Years War the castle was damaged several times, but it was never completely destroyed.

The reconstruction was pushed under Johann Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen . The extensive palace garden received a fountain and the facility was expanded. At the beginning of the 19th century, a smaller, new castle was built on parts of the park, but it was demolished again in 1973. In 1909 extensive renovations were carried out on the old structure. The castle was renovated in 2012. It is still inhabited by the (Neu-) Castell-Rüdenhausen line. The complex is classified as an architectural monument, the underground remains of previous buildings are noted as ground monuments.

description

The castle presents itself as a former moated castle , which is surrounded by a polygonal bering. The various living quarters are of different heights. They surround an irregular courtyard . Two round corner towers were erected in the south, one of which has a sloping high base. They are connected by a defensive wall with circular arcades running around the inside. A half-timbered gable is attached to the western residential building .

The main residential building is in the east of the complex. It is multi-storey and is accessed by a polygonal stair tower in the inner courtyard . Various places on the wall are decorated with the alliance coat of arms of the couple Georg II zu Castell and Sophia Schenkin zu Limpurg with the year 1573 and the Castell-Westheim marriage coat of arms. The wider tower bears a coat of arms on the facade with the year 1536.

A ribbed vaulted bay window is located on the upper floor of the main residential building. In the room above, a niche with an arched arch and soffit sills has been preserved. The windows of the two rooms have curtain arches as lintels . Both rooms date from the 16th century.

literature

• District Administrator and District Council of the District of Kitzingen (Hrsg.): District of Kitzingen . Münsterschwarzach 1984.
• Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Bavaria I: Franconia . Munich / Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-422-03051-4 .
• Walter Schilling: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia . Würzburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-429-03516-7 .
• Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 1987.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schilling, Walter: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia . P. 296.
2. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 204.
3. ↑ Schilling, Walter: The castles, palaces and mansions of Lower Franconia . P. 295.
4. ^ Dehio, Georg: Handbook of German art monuments . P. 924.

Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 52.2 "  N , 10 ° 20 ′ 29.8"  E