Redwitz Castle

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Redwitz Castle
Creation time : before 1350
Castle type : Castle in the local area
Conservation status: largely preserved
Place: Redwitz an der Rodach
Geographical location 50 ° 10 '32.4 "  N , 11 ° 12' 19.3"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 10 '32.4 "  N , 11 ° 12' 19.3"  E
Redwitz Castle (Bavaria)
Redwitz Castle

The Redwitz Castle is located on the northeastern edge of the Upper Franconian town Redwitz an der Rodach . After being destroyed and rebuilt several times, it is now privately owned. As a protected architectural monument , the castle is managed by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation under monument number D-4-78-155-10 . Due to archaeological findings in the area of ​​the castle, which are related to the medieval core of the building, the complex as a whole is also a ground monument with the number D-4-5833-0119 .

history

Redwitz Castle

A castle stood on the property from the middle of the 13th to the middle of the 14th century, built by a branch of the Marschälke von Kunstadt. The first lord of the castle was either an Iring von Kunstadt (or von Redwitz ) or an Erchinpert of Kunstadt (or von Redwitz).

At the end of the 13th century, the north wing was built as the first part of today's castle. The castle gave way to the castle bit by bit. In the Peasants' War in 1525 one of the two bower was burned down and the other was seriously damaged. In the same year, Berthold von Redwitz rebuilt the castle. The southern building was built at the beginning of the 17th century. The expansion of the west wing with the courtyard arcades and the stair tower probably took place a little earlier. The east wing was mentioned for the first time in 1697. In 1873 Baron Wilhelm Theodor von Redwitz sold the castle to the Horber brewery owner Johann Gampert. Since 1952, the castle has been owned by the Archdiocese of Bamberg and subsequently changed by private owners, some of which were improperly converted and some of them fell into disrepair. In 2015 there was another change of ownership.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Schloss, Kirchberg 9 , geodaten.bayern.de, accessed on December 8, 2012
  2. ↑ inFranken.de, March 20, 2015 : New owners want to save Redwitz Castle