Schrozberg Castle

The Schrozberg Castle , also Schrotzburg called, is a moated castle in the Krailshausener road 15 on the northeastern edge of the historic quarter of the city Schrozberg in Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Wuerttemberg .

History and layout

Schrozberg Castle

After the Schrozburg on the upper edge of the town had been destroyed by the Rothenburgers in 1441, construction of the Schrozberg moated castle began on the Vorbach near Oberhausen and was completed in the 16th century. The rule over Schrozberg was divided. The lords of Schrozberg, Seldeneck, Adelsheim, Rothenburg, Hohenlohe and Berlichingen had alternating rulers in Schrozberg. The west wing and the round corner tower were added in 1625, and the east wing followed in the 18th century.

The castle has a three-wing complex with the so-called old building in the south and the coat of arms tower in the inner courtyard, which is also called the Berlichinger Tower (it is said that Götz von Berlichingen spent some years of his youth in the Schrozberg Castle). From the courtyard, which is open to the north, it goes into the palace garden, which was laid out in 1701 in a stylish manner.

In 1948 Schrozberg Castle was finally bought by the municipality and completely renovated. Today the city administration as well as the administrative and cultural center of Schrozberg and the Zahn Museum with equipment from the 1950s are housed in the castle. The ground floor of the old building is used for cultural purposes such as exhibitions, theater performances, concerts, etc. In the inner courtyard, changing sculpture exhibitions can be seen.

literature

Alois Schneider: The castles in the Schwäbisch Hall district. An inventory . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8062-1228-7 , pp. 195-198.

Schrozberg Castle

History and layout

literature

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