Wetterfeld Castle (Ruin)

The first documented mention of the castle occurred in 1118, when Gottfried von Wetterfeld, a ministerialis of the Diepoldinger family and a member of the Margrave family of Cham-Vohburg, was named. Later, in 1179, Karl and Heinrich “de Weterinfeld” appear in records. In 1268, a Deinhardus is mentioned, likely under the rule of Bavarian dukes. The inheritance passed to the Wittelsbach family in 1283, followed by numerous changes of ownership. The castle was destroyed in 1428 and again in 1433, but always rebuilt. After being divided into four legally independent “Burghuten” (castle sections), it suffered two destructions by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War, but was restored each time. The complex fell into disrepair and was abandoned by its administrators, after which the castle grounds were parceled out and built upon with private houses.