Uettingen Castle
Uettingen Castle was built by the Franconian noble family Wolffskeel between 1818 and 1838 in the late Classicist style according to plans by Bernhard Morell and an extension was added in 1920.
Structure and meaning
A manor is in front of the palace, which was built in the late classicist style, is Italian-oriented and rests on oak stilts. Behind the castle is an approximately 11,000 square meter English landscape park.
The German Foundation for Monument Protection describes the castle as an "outstanding architectural monument of late classicism in Northern Bavaria" and explains: "The building is characterized by the perfect uniformity of all four facades. It is an unpretentious architecture, but of great refinement. [. ..] It is in an impressively good original condition including the roof truss, which is described as a masterpiece of carpentry. [...] The whole charisma of the castle is based not least on its tension to the landscape. The highly uniform and sharp-edged building block acts Almost self-sufficient in its surroundings, which are similar to an English landscape garden. The contour-bound architecture contrasts with the amorphous landscape, which results in a high aesthetic appeal. "
The castle is registered as an architectural monument in the Bavarian list of monuments.
Building history
Uettingen ( district of Würzburg ) has belonged to the Wolffskeel'schen possessions since 1625. In the vicinity of today's castle there was a castle, which was already dilapidated in 1818 and was finally destroyed in the German War in 1866 in the battles near Uettingen . From 1818 Baron Franz Wolfskeel v. Reichenberg build today's Uettingen Castle. In 1920, Luitpold Count Wolffskeel von Reichenberg had the castle expanded with an extension. The main building was renovated between 2014 and 2016; the owner Luitpold Graf Wolffskeel von Reichenberg was awarded the sponsorship prize of the Lower Franconian Cultural Foundation of the District of Lower Franconia for the preservation of historical buildings.
use
Uettingen Castle initially served as a summer residence, but in 1850 Friedrich Freiherr Wolfskeel v. Reichenberg to live in the castle permanently. During the German War of 1866 the castle was used as a military hospital at times . For years after the Second World War , numerous refugees were quartered in the castle. The castle is still privately owned and used by the family to this day. The current owner is Luitpold Graf Wolffskeel v. Reichenberg.
Varia
In November 1866, King Ludwig II of Bavaria stayed at Uettingen Castle as part of his Franconian trip to honor Baron Karoline Wolfskeel with the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown for her services in caring for the wounded in the German War of 1866 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.denkmalschutz.de/denkmal/Schloss-Uettingen.html
- ↑ https://www. Bezirk-unterfranken.de/presse/15702.8222Architektur-same-Staedten-und-Doerfern-ihr-typisches-Gesicht8220-10.Oktober-2017.html
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