Wiesloch Castle

The origins of the complex date back a long way, with the oldest finds from the 10th century. It is presumed that the castle was built in the 11th century to protect the mining settlement south of the Leimbach and was successively expanded. Ashlar blocks on the southwestern enclosure wall suggest a construction period in the late 12th or early 13th century. The castle was first mentioned in a document in 1288, when it already belonged to the Palatinate. Between 1288 and 1296, Count Palatine Rudolf I is said to have resided here. In 1296, King Adolf issued a document in Wiesloch. The castle served several times as a dower and was held as collateral by various nobles. King Ruprecht held court at the castle in 1407, and in 1570, Emperor Maximilian II was a guest. From the early 17th century, the complex was referred to as a castle.