Unterbaar Castle

The core of the castle dates back to the 16th century. It was built by Michael Riederer (1473–1520) on a small island. The family sold the castle in 1563. A major renovation took place at the beginning of the 18th century by the brothers Franz Marquart and Franz Ludwig Schenk von Castell. Other castle owners included the noble families Moreau and Arco-Zinneberg. In 1916, the timber wholesaler family Himmelsbach from Freiburg im Breisgau acquired the area and redesigned the castle (including the facade) in the 1920s. In 1928, Gustav Einstein from Augsburg bought the castle. When he fled from the Nazis, the property passed to Hans Emslander in 1933. After 1945, the castle was used as a retirement home for displaced persons from the eastern territories. After a long restitution process, the property returned to its rightful owner, Gustav Einstein, in 1956. His daughter, Else Spirak (née Sajovic) sold the castle in 1962 to the Barons Groß von Trockau, who operate the Schloßbrauerei, but leave the castle itself vacant.