Walkershofen
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Walkershofen
Community Simmershofen
Coordinates: 49 ° 31 '27 " N , 10 ° 7' 43" E
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| Postal code : | 97215 | |
| Area code : | 09848 | |
Location of Walkershofen in Bavaria |
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Walkershofen is a district of the municipality of Simmershofen in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district in Central Franconia .
The place is south of the core town of Simmershofen. The St 2256 runs not far to the north, the A 7 runs 3.5 km to the east. The state border with Baden-Württemberg runs to the west.
history
The place is named after a Franconian noble Walgar around the middle of the 8th century. In 1284 a Hiltebrandus from Walgarshove was mentioned in a document. In 1447 the Lochinger von Archshofen took over the property. Philipp Christoph von Echter lived in Walkershofen Castle around 1615 and expanded the medieval castle into a splendid Renaissance castle. The property passed through different hands and finally came into the possession of the Barons von Würtzburg , who renovated the castle.
Attractions
In the list of architectural monuments in Simmershofen , four architectural monuments are listed for Walkershofen .
Web links
- Walkershofen on the website of the municipality of Simmershofen
- Garden dreams Schloss Walkershofen on gartenmessen.de
