Obenhausen Castle

Obenhausen Castle is located in the center of Obenhausen, a village belonging to the market town of Buch. The current building presents itself as a three-story cube with two attached towers and a staircase on the north front. Above it rises a high hip roof, which was newly constructed in 1953 after the house was extended upwards. The castle is surrounded by a moat, which still clearly indicates its original function as a moated castle. A bridge, flanked by two pillars, leads over this moat on the south side. On the south front, above a commemorative plaque for the enfeoffment by King Ludwig II, are the coats of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Counts of Moy. The building is surrounded by an English landscape garden with a small lake. In the castle park there is a neoclassical obelisk dedicated to "Our Obenhausen Deer".

Originally, it was a medieval moated castle which, along with the lordship of Weißenhorn, passed from the Lords of Neuffen to the Habsburgs via Bavaria in 1504. The Habsburgs, in turn, pledged the castle and village to the Ulm patricians Roth. The core of the current building dates from the 16th century, built by the Augsburg patricians v. Paumgarten. It was renovated under the Fuggers in 1571, then sold along with the village to Roggenburg Abbey, which shortly thereafter resold the property to Rottenbuch Abbey near Schongau. Rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. Buxheim Charterhouse owned it since 1744. After secularization, it passed to the Counts of Ostein. In 1809, to Baron von Verger. In 1873, to the Counts Moy de Sons, who held the title of Bavarian Master of Ceremonies and still inhabit the building today. From 1889-91, extensive renovations took place, such as the addition of an extra floor and a staircase. Towards the end of the Second World War, Obenhausen Castle served as the location for the local artillery commander. The castle received its current appearance in 1953 through the Ulm architect Lothar v. Malsen.

The Legend of Beautiful Elslein

The then Hetzenmüller fell madly in love with Elslein of Tannenhärtle. But Sir Konrad von Roth, who lived in Obenhausen Castle, also desired the beautiful girl. Although not of noble birth, Elslein chose the knight, which greatly saddened the Hetzenmüller. This occurred during the time of the Peasants' War, which gradually spread to the area around Obenhausen. The Hetzenmüller joined the rebels and met Konrad von Roth in battle, whom he stabbed with a spear. Now rid of his former rival, the Hetzenmüller set out to find the beautiful Elslein, but he could no longer find the young lady. She had left.