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Fischbach Castle
Fischbach Castle is located about three kilometers north of the former district town of Ebern in the Fischbach district of Haßberge (Lower Franconia). This small noble seat has been owned by the Barons of Rotenhan since the 13th century and is still inhabited by a line of this widely branched family today.
In the High Middle Ages, the Lords of Rotenhan were servants of the Diocese of Bamberg or contractually bound to the Prince-Bishopric. Especially the "Bamberg" ancestral castle of Rotenhan - located directly outside the gates of the Würzburg city of Ebern - was a thorn in the side of the competing Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg. In 1323, Würzburg troops besieged the rock castle on the hillside under the pretext of counterfeiting. The Fischbach castle estate was also damaged during the fighting. The Rotenhan family was not allowed to rebuild their ancestral castle after its conquest and had to place their estates under Würzburg's feudal sovereignty. A complete loss could only be prevented by the intervention of Emperor Louis the Bavarian.
The estate in Fischbach does not seem to have been completely destroyed. Until the new construction of the castle in Eyrichshof (1330), the Rotenhan found refuge there for several years. The complete reconstruction began in 1332. Since then, the castle has been inhabited (with interruptions) by various lines of the extended family. During the German Peasants' War (1525), the rebels plundered and devastated the manor. This renewed damage was probably the reason for the new construction, which began in 1530 and forms the core of today's castle. This building was extended on the north side in 1605 but was again devastated during the Thirty Years' War. At that time, the two upper floors are said to have been completely demolished, which is why they had to be completely removed in 1707. The castle remained in its single-story state until the 20th century (illustration in the inventory volume). After the Second World War, an additional floor was added, so that the complex now presents itself as two-story again. The interior is divided into several private apartments; an external viewing is possible at any time.
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The simple, rectangular castle building is located in the village center. On the courtyard side, two semicircular tower structures project from the wall line. The two former half-timbered upper floors were replaced by a stone upper floor a few decades ago. The towers were also altered and raised, but the shape of the simple hip roof was retained. In the larger tower, a spiral staircase leads to the upper floor; a barn was attached to the main building on the right. The round-arched entrance gate has been preserved. Above the former main portal to the left of the stair tower, the marital coat of arms of Rotenhan-Münster (late 16th century) is embedded. To the north, the castle district is enclosed by the farm buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries, and to the east by the Protestant castle and parish church from 1761.
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