Gereuth Castle

The origins of the village of Gereuth date back to around 1300, with the Lords of Memmelsdorf being the first documented owners. From 1317, the enfeoffed families of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg changed several times, including the families von Stein zu Lichtenstein and von Tünfeldt, followed by the Lords of Schaumberg from 1566. During the Reformation, many knights in the Haßberge region freed themselves from ecclesiastical dependence and converted to Protestantism. During this period, an initial castle was built in Gereuth, then called Schaumbergsgereuth, by the Lords of Lichtenstein, whose foundations are preserved under the current inn's barn. In 1604, the elongated economic building, known as the “Old Castle,” was erected. The Barons von Hendrich acquired Gereuth in 1696/97 but soon sold it to Count Christoph Ernst Fuchs von Bimbach und Dornheim, who in turn sold it in 1705 to his brother-in-law, Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau-Vollraths.