Top 20 Castles around Bodenwöhr

Schloß Münchshofen Schloß Münchshofen had at least one medieval predecessor, of which at least one tower still existed in the 18th century, as a contemporary view shows. The year 1597 is chiseled into a door frame of the west wing. After severe damage during the Thirty Years' War, the complex was extensively redesigned in the second half of the 17th century. Schloß Münchshofen is one of the rare Renaissance-style monuments in the Upper Palatinate. The obelisks and volutes were added later. The complex forms a courtyard closed on three sides towards the Naab. In its floor plan, it is nine bays long. On the rear side, there is a smaller, three-sided arcaded courtyard. The steeply rising Münchshofener Berg here is provided with a two-story retaining wall. In the center of the complex stands the clock tower with the two-flight external staircase. The castle is directly connected to the former castle chapel. A gate passage to the economy yard, remains of the surrounding wall, and a brick barn have been preserved. In 1868, the castle passed to Julie Anna Reichsfreiin von Aretin, who brought it into the family of Reichsgrafen von Armannsperg. In 1910, Freiherr Alexander von Moreau, Royal Bavarian Chamberlain and Government Councilor in Bad Kissingen, acquired it. His son Maximilian Freiherr von Moreau continued the legacy. Today, the castle is privately owned by Antonius Freiherr von Moreau. The castle is privately owned and can only be viewed from the outside. An auction on September 27, 2011, was unsuccessful. Schloß Münchshofen is threatened by decay. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Burgstall and Castle in Hirschling

Worthwhile old town with many sights. Beautiful city park for strolling and relaxing.

Beautiful old town

Archaeological findings in the area of the former Hirschling Castle prove the location of a castle. The builders of the castle in the 12th century were the Lords of Heresing (Hirschling). Rudigerus de Heresingni is mentioned in documents around 1134. The castle is still privately owned today.

Small idyllic village on the rain.

Next to the castle there is a large free car park with rest areas and toilets.

Hirschling Castle The castle is a Gothic gabled, stilted, rectangular and three-story late medieval gable roof building with stepped gables, ridge turret and a castle chapel of St. Dionysius renovated in baroque style around 1750 on the ground floor of the former tower. In 1838 the roof tower was built. The builders of the castle in the 12th century were the lords of Heresing (Hirschling). Rudigerus de Heresingni is mentioned in a document around 1134, 1168 a Hertnit de Hergesingen is mentioned. About the Conrad de Heresingen there is a document from Duke Ludwig the Kelheimer from February 7, 1224, in which the ministerial Konrad von Hirschling sold the Katharinenspital of Regensburg bailiwick rights. Other owners were the Hofer von Lobenstein; the first of these was Chalhoch, who appears as a witness to a donation in 1380. In 1416 he sold the Hirschlinger Castle to the district judge of Burglengenfeld, Stephan Hofer. From 1514 Albrecht Sinzenhofer is mentioned here. In 1559 Hans von Leublfing, government councilor of Straubing, acquired the property. In 1565 the Parsbergs followed. In 1697, Hektor von Vischbach, a Swedish chamberlain and major, came into possession of the castle. Jakob Freiherr von Bazendorf acquired the castle in 1696, demolished the old tower and had the castle renovated. A marble slab goes back to him, in which the partly fictitious history of the castle is presented in Latin. In 1697 Baron Johannes Jakobus and Maria Katharina Elisabeth Sybille von Bazendorf gave the castle a Baroque makeover. Joseph Baron von Schneid, Lord of Ramspau, bought the castle in 1746. He was followed by the Barons of Pfetten (from 1801), Eberhardt Hoesch bought the property in 1932 and the castle was thoroughly renovated in 1950. which came to the Kettenberger family in 1968. The castle is still privately owned today. Source: Wikipedia