CastleWaldenburg

Waldenburg Castle

Museum

Waldenburg Castle, a structure featuring Renaissance elements, is on a mountain spur on the edge of the eponymous Hohenlohe town. It remains owned by the House of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and houses a museum.

History+

The region around Waldenburg was granted as a fief to the Hohenlohe noble family around 1250. The first documented mention of a castle at this site dates back to 1253. Waldenburg was granted town rights as early as 1330. In the 16th century, the castle was converted into a palace, serving as the main residence for one of the Hohenlohe lines from 1553. The keep, also known as Männlesturm, received its current form in 1576. Further architectural alterations, with Heinrich Schickhardt acting as a consultant, were carried out in the early 17th century. After the extinction of the Hohenlohe-Waldenburg line in 1679, the castle temporarily stood empty. The castle church of St. Michael was designed by stucco master Christian Dornacher between 1781 and 1782.

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Location: 49.1908, 9.6430