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Öhringen Castle

Öhringen Castle
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In Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg, Öhringen Castle shapes the townscape together with the collegiate church. Originally conceived as a widow's residence, it developed into a castle complex that today serves as the town hall.

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The oldest part of the castle, the Long Building, was constructed between 1611 and 1616 as a widow's residence for Countess Magdalena von Hohenlohe. After a period of vacancy, the castle fell to Count Johann Friedrich I von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen in 1677, who transformed it into a residence and added the stable building. In 1714/15, Johann Friedrich II expanded the complex with courtyard-side corridors and replaced the gable roof with a mansard roof. Between 1770 and 1775, a coach house was added, followed by the Prince's Building between 1812/13.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%96hringen_Schloss.JPG

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Location: 49.2000, 9.5028