Mahlberg Castle

Mahlberg is first mentioned in a document in 1218, when Emperor Frederick II confirmed the castle and the surrounding dominion as an imperial fief.

Already at the beginning of the Thirty Years' War, it became clear that the medieval castle could not stand up to modern cannons as a defensive structure. It was severely damaged.

In 1630, the Margrave of Baden extended the castle with a palace, which was built in the baroque style according to the fashion. However, already in the same year and in 1641/1642, the palace was so badly damaged by renewed enemy shelling that it could only be provisionally repaired.

Over the next 200 years, Mahlberg Castle shared the fate of many German castles and palaces: it fell into disrepair and threatened to end as a romantic ruin. At the beginning of the 20th century, Baron Christian von Türckheim acquired the castle. Major renovations took place in the years 1910/11.

Baron von Türckheim Böhl restored the castle to its present splendor in the early 90s through 5 years of meticulous, loving work.

On "Heritage Day", the castle grounds are also accessible to the public.