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Absberg Castle
Absberg Castle is a Baroque Teutonic Order castle in Absberg in the Central Franconian district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.
The noble family of Absberg built the Absberg Castle, which no longer exists today. It was burned down in 1523 during the Absberg Feud and rebuilt from 1593 to 1595. After the Absberg family died out in 1647, the property fell to the Teutonic Order in 1652, which demolished the castle.
From 1723 to 1726, the current castle was built as a bailiwick on behalf of Karl Heinrich von Hornstein. The architect was Franz Keller. It is assumed that the Baroque master builder Gabriel de Gabrieli acted as the master builder. The castle chapel was built in 1777. At this time, a Baroque orchard was also laid out. After the dissolution of the Order in 1806, the castle first came to the Kingdom of Bavaria, then in 1809 into private ownership and was extended in 1834. In 1909, the Regens-Wagner-Stiftung in Dillingen acquired the castle, which it still operates today as the St. Ottilien care home for the disabled. In 1969, a fire destroyed the former knight's hall. In 1991, the building was extended by the architect Friedrich Ferdinand Haindl.
Architectural Description and Furnishings+
The three-winged Baroque building has three stories and faces north. The facade is structured by risalits, pilaster strips, and corner pavilions. The castle contains numerous paintings and stucco works such as depictions of angels and floral garlands. In the west wing there is a coat of arms of Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg. Significant stucco decorations are by Franz Joseph Roth.
Castle Chapel+
Since Absberg was Protestant, the castle chapel built in 1777 in the south wing was the first Catholic church in Absberg. Since 1834, the castle chapel has been the parish church of St. Ottilia. The altar from 1840 is from Ansbach and has a columnar structure. The wall surfaces of the churches are structured by pilasters; the mirror ceiling has flat lunettes. The confessional and carvings are from 1730.
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