Old Castle Kißlegg

The Old Castle Kißlegg is a castle built in the 16th century by the Lords of Schellenberg in Kißlegg in the Ravensburg district. In the early 18th century, it came into the possession of the Counts of Waldburg-Wolfegg, in whose possession it still remains today.

The castle was probably built around 1560 by Hans Ulrich von Schellenberg in place of a medieval castle. Through marriage, the castle came into the possession of the Counts of Waldburg-Wolfegg in 1708. Ferdinand Ludwig von Waldburg Wolfegg and his wife Maria Anna had the interior of the castle refitted by Johann Georg Fischer between 1717 and 1721, and probably also had the outlying outbuildings constructed. In 1950, restoration work was carried out on the castle, during which wall frescoes were uncovered in one of the round towers.

The castle consists of a three-story square building with an asymmetrical stepped gable, into which a rectangular annex with a lean-to roof projects on the northwest side. At the southwest, southeast, and northwest corners of the building, there is a round tower with a conical roof. The tower on the northeast side was used as a stair tower, the other two to enlarge the living space. The interiors are largely decorated with stucco by Antoni Frast, dating from the interior renovation period of 1717 to 1721. In the northeast tower, wall frescoes depicting biblical themes were uncovered in 1950. The castle includes a park laid out as an English garden and several outbuildings that form an almost rectangular courtyard with the castle. The outbuildings include two granaries, several stables, and former staff residences.