Wildenstein Castle (Fichtenau)
Wildenstein Castle is a castle in the Wildenstein district of Fichtenau near Crailsheim in the Schwäbisch Hall district in Baden-Württemberg .
The three-wing complex dates from the 16th century, the staircase bay window and gable from the 17th / 18th century. Century. Four corner towers were demolished in the 19th century. In 1662 the castle passed from the von Knöringen family to the Barons Hofer von Lobenstein . Because of their Protestant faith, this family had left their property around Lobenstein Castle in Zell . The name part Hofer is derived from the family seat Burg Hof am Regen .
Various haunted stories are circulating about Wildenstein Castle .
literature
- Alois Schneider: The castles in the Schwäbisch Hall district - an inventory . Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8062-1228-7 , pp. 84-85.
- Hasso von Haldenwang: The Yeniche . Memories of the Wildenstein peddler. Baier, Crailsheim 1999, ISBN 3-929233-19-3
- Peter Müller, Reiner Ziegler: Archive of the barons Hofer von Lobenstein Castle Wildenstein. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-17-013159-1 (inventories of the non-state archives in Baden-Württemberg, 21)
Web links
- Wildenstein Castle Archives of Barons Hofer von Lobenstein in the Ludwigsburg State Archives
- Haunted reports
Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′ 16 ″ N , 10 ° 12 ′ 23 ″ E