Elmischwang Castle

Elmischwang Castle is situated on a gently rising meadow slope towards the Neufnach, south of the road between Fischach and Wollmetshofen, a district belonging to the market town of Fischach in the Augsburg district. The three-story castle was built in 1902/03, commissioned by Alexander Freiherr von Aufseß, by the Munich architect Johann Rieperdinger in a blend of Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau.

The Elmischwang manor belonged as a fief in the late Middle Ages to the Collegiate Church of St. Moritz in Augsburg. From 1472, Hans Kirchtorf was the feudal lord. At the end of the 15th century, one third of the estate belonged to Martha von Freyberg. Finally, in 1528, it came into the possession of Raymund Fugger. From the 17th century onwards, several owners followed. These included, among others, the noble patrician families from Augsburg, von Schnurbein and von Stetten.

Christoph David von Stetten was the first owner to inhabit the pleasure house belonging to the estate during the summer months, which he had expanded into a castle in 1796.