Rot Castle

The Rotschlössle (also Oberwies with Rotschelldorf Castle or Neubronnerschlössle) is a patrician weekend castle in the St. Mang district of Kempten. It was named after its formerly reddish facade color.

The castle was first depicted on a city view from 1559. Alongside the Weidachschlössle and the Haubenschloß, it is one of the few remaining weekend houses of wealthy families in Kempten. Initially, it belonged to Mayor Josef König, later to Mayor Ulrich Dorn. In the 18th century, it belonged to the Ulm patrician family Neubronner, after whom the castle was later also named. In 1634, the Swedish Field Marshal Gustaf Horn lived there. A year later, the Kempten city council had its seat there due to the plague epidemic. In 1850, apartments and a cheese dairy were established in the house. In 1927, the then municipality of St. Mang bought the castle and converted it for residential purposes. Around 1930, a fountain with the Neubronner coat of arms stood in front of the building, which is now painted white. In 1972, the municipality was integrated into the city. The castle complex thus passed into the hands of the city of Kempten. In 1990, the renovation, decided by the city council in 1986, was completed, and the house was opened as the district library of the Orangerie.