Siegelsbach Castle

The origins of Siegelsbach Castle date back to the 14th century, when it was known as Hirschhorner Hof and was a fief of the Lords of Hirschhorn. After the extinction of this family in 1632, the fief reverted to the Electoral Palatinate. During the Thirty Years' War, Siegelsbach was destroyed by Swedish troops in 1634, but the official buildings were restored after the war. In 1699, the estate passed to the Electoral Chancellor Franz Melchior von Wiser, who used it as his residence after his castle in Friedelsheim was destroyed. His sons expanded the manor into a stately castle in the early 18th century, adding pyramidal roofs to the corner buildings and creating a walled castle park.