Geyerswörth Castle

Geyerswörth Residence Castle is a city castle in Bamberg's old town. It is named after the Geyer family from Nuremberg, who settled in Bamberg in the 14th century and had the complex built.

In 1580, after previous partial purchases since the reign of Prince-Bishop Veit II von Würtzburg, the grounds and the castle of the Geyer family fell to the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg. Prince-Bishop Johann Georg I Zobel von Giebelstadt (reigned from 1557 to 1580) had a park laid out south of the castle, which no longer exists today. Only the gardener's house, built in solid and half-timbered construction, which is used as a student dormitory in the Mühlenviertel, bears witness to this park today.

After reconstruction in the Renaissance style, incorporating the old building, the building served as the city residence of the Prince-Bishops; Prince-Bishop Ernst von Mengersdorf is considered the builder. It was probably the main residence of the ruling bishops until the completion of the construction work on the New Residence.

After the completion of the construction work on Domberg, the castle was largely used as an administrative building. After the collapse of the two Renaissance gables on the north side in the 1740s, it acquired its current appearance.

The castle is used by authorities of the city of Bamberg.