Gleusdorf Castle

Gleusdorf Castle is located on the eastern edge of the Gleusdorf district of Untermerzbach in the Haßberge district (Lower Franconia). The early Classicist former noble residence, situated on the river Itz, now serves as a retirement home.

Gleusdorf Castle was first mentioned in a document in 1151, in which an Eribert de Chlubisdorf donated the hamlet of Liuzileber (Lützelebrn) to St. Peter in Bamberg, patron saint of Banz Abbey.

In the High Middle Ages, Gleusdorf itself belonged to Banz Abbey and was granted as a fief to monastic vassals. From the 14th to the 16th century, the Lords of Fulbach resided at the castle, which was damaged in the Peasants' War in 1525. In 1576, the widow of Sebastian von Fulbach died. In 1582, Georg and Valentin von Fulbach are still documented at Gleusdorf. After the extinction of the line, the fief reverted to the monastery and was converted into a vogtei office.

The current castle building was completed around 1770. In the course of secularization, the property fell to Bavaria in 1804. For a short time, it housed the seat of the newly founded Bavarian district court, which, however, was relocated to Baunach as early as 1808. Subsequently, private individuals acquired the castle buildings, which have changed owners several times since then. The current owner is "Seniorenresidenz Schloss Gleusdorf GmbH", which added some new buildings to the existing stock.