Moated castle Oberlauterbach

Oberlauterbach Castle from the south

The moated castle Oberlauterbach is a noble residence in the place of the same name, a district of the market Pfeffenhausen in the Bavarian district of Landshut .

Geographical location

The castle is located in the center of Oberlauterbach am Lauterbach , a tributary of the Große Laber .

history

Engraving from the early 18th century

The moated castle was built in 1272 by knight Ebran von Wildenberg. The successors of the Wildenberger, the people of Lauterbach, who came from Leitenbach an der Abens, took over this permanent house in 1392. The castle remained in the family until 1527. After Leonhard's death, the last Leuthenpeckh, the castle passed to the Puschen. 30 years later, in addition to Oberlauterbach, Georg and Ulrich Busch, who bought the Oberlauterbach auxiliary home from their cousin Wolf Pusch, also added Horneck and Meilenhofen. In 1580 the aristocratic seat in Oberlauterbach - as well as the possessions that were added in 1557 - were sold by Dorothea von Busch to the von Viehhauser family. Vice-Chancellor Siegmund Vieheuser , recommended by Duke Albrecht to Emperor Rudolf, took over from the Viehhauser , who died in 1587.

With the marriage of the daughter from the second marriage of Vice Chancellor Viehhauser to Horatius Hippolythi Graf von Gazzoldo , Oberlauterbach, Horneck and Meilenhofen Castle came into the hands of the Gazzoldos in 1597. Another change was imminent as early as 1601, because through the marriage of Alfons Fortunat Graf von Portia with the daughter from the second marriage of Vice Chancellor Viehhausen, Oberlauterbach came into the hands of the Counts and Princes of Portia. During the Swedish War, part of the palace was destroyed by Duke Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar in 1632. The plague, which only one person in the area survived, had devastating consequences. The plague chapel still reminds of this today. Count Max von Portia rebuilt the castle in 1663.

The castle remained in the family until 1845. In that year Countess Amalie von Portia married Max Freiherr von Cetto , son of the State Councilor Anton Freiherr von Cetto from Zweibrücken. The Council of State represented the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1801 to 1813 , under King Max I Joseph , as ambassador in Paris. Since then the castle has been owned by the von Cettos.

Building description

The four-storey brick building is an irregular quadrangular structure with octagonal domed turrets over corner cores. The building encloses an arcaded courtyard. Next to the entrance in the north wing is the house chapel from around 1740, in the north the former stables. The castle with its ancillary facilities and the castle garden is a listed building.

Web links

• The story of Oberlauterbach

Individual evidence

1. ^ Oberlauterbach Castle , Monument Protection Foundation
2. ↑ Pfeffenhausen Monument List , D-2-74-172-52, accessed on November 29, 2012 (PDF; 144 kB)

Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 9.8 "  N , 11 ° 56 ′ 47.6"  E