Schechingen Castle

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Schechingen Castle and Town Hall

Castle Schechingen or Adelmann MOORISH Castle is a 1759 instead of a medieval castle built, baroque castle in Schechingen in Baden-Württemberg Ostalbkreis in Germany .

history

As early as 1050 a knight's castle was built on the market square in Schechingen, which belonged to the Lords of Schechingen until the 12th century. In 1322 Ulrich I von Schechingen sold half of the castle to the Ellwangen monastery and half to the mother of Abbot Kuno von Gundelfingen , who came from the Rechberg family. The Rechbergs sold their half to the Ellwangen monastery in 1339. In 1367 sold Kuno von Münchingen its share of the castle and the village of Reinhard von Stammheim for 1,050 pounds Heller . In 1370, Simon von Münchingen's share also came to the Lords of Stammheim . Through the marriage of Elisabeth von Stammheim and Herdegen von Hürnheim, the property passed to the Lords of Hürnheim , who sold it to Heinrich von Yberg in 1405. In 1435 the castle passed to Albrecht von Hürnheim and Wilhelm Adelmann. After Albrecht von Hürnheim's death, Wilhelm Adelmann bought his half for 2500 guilders . From then on, the castle was owned by the Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden family , but they gave up their seat in Schechingen in 1640. After their departure, the castle fell apart and was partly used as building material for the houses in Schechingen. In 1759, Philipp Alois von Adelmann built a new, baroque castle from the usable remains on the market square, in which he lived until his death in 1823. In 1939 the municipality of Schechingen acquired the castle for 4,200 Reichsmarks ; the castle was to serve as a home for the local group of the Hitler Youth . After the Second World War , the castle served briefly as living space for the displaced. The town hall of Schechingen is still located in the castle today.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the community of Schechingen . Accessed May 21, 2014.
  2. ^ A b Dieter Krieger: Village history of Schechingen and Leinweiler. Published by the Geschichts- und Heimatverein Schechingen / Leinweiler, 2002, ISBN 3-926043-17-2 , p. 150.
  3. ^ History of Schechingen on LEO-BW . Accessed May 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b Description of the Aalen Office. Published by the statistical-topographical Bureau, Müller, Stuttgart, 1854, p. 306 ( online ).
  5. ^ Description of the Oberamt Aalen. P. 305 ( online ).
  6. ↑ a b Information on the town hall of Schechingen . Accessed May 21, 2014.

Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 23 "  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 56.4"  E