Wolfach Castle

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Wolfach Castle in Wolfach

The Wolfach Castle , also Prince Bergisches Castle called, is a prince Bergisches Castle in the town Wolfach in the Black Forest in the Ortenau .

history

The Fürstenbergers had already acquired Wolfach Castle through marriage . The new castle was based on a smaller previous building from the time of Count Heinrich VI. von Fürstenberg († 1490) built in the city center. At this time, Mr. zu Wolfach was Count Wolfgang von Fürstenberg . During the Thirty Years War it suffered damage from billeting. 1664 Hermann Egon from the line Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and his spiritual brothers Franz Egon (Bishop of Strasbourg) and Wilhelm Egon (cardinal) of Emperor Leopold in the Fürstenstand levied. In 1671, Maximilian Franz von Fürstenberg had the castle in Wolfach expanded and expanded significantly by the stonemason Hans Georg Brachet from Radolfzell and the carpenter Hans Jakob Glöckler , a descendant of Hans Ulrich Glöckler from Waldshut. However, the planned large ballroom was never completed.

Modern times

In 1806 the district office was housed in the castle. Today the tax office, the district court Wolfach and the forest administration as well as a police station are located here . In 1947 a fire destroyed the entire north wing and with it numerous art treasures, such as the carved ceiling of the jury room. The north wing was then rebuilt in a modern way. Today the Wolfach City Museum is housed in the castle . The Wolfach Castle Chapel has also been preserved .

literature

  • Franz Disch: Chronicle of the city of Wolfach. Wolfach, Karlsruhe 1920.
  • Hans Harter: Nobility and castles in the upper Kinzig area. Studies on settlement and high medieval rulership in the central Black Forest. Freiburg 1992.
  • Historical association for Mittelbaden (ed.): The urban and rural communities of the Wolfach district. A historical-topographical local dictionary. Buhl 1970.
  • City of Wolfach (Hrsg.): Black Forest city with tradition. Wolfach, Kirnbach, Kinzigtal. Freiburg 1988.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Wolfach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 52 ″  N , 8 ° 13 ′ 17 ″  E