Menzingen Castle

The origins of the complex date back to the Middle Ages, with two castles in Menzingen already mentioned in 1359, considered predecessors of the later moated castle and the nearby Schwanenburg. The Lords of Mentzingen were the High Medieval owners. During the Peasants' War, the then-existing lowland castle was destroyed by rebellious farmers. Between 1529 and 1539, under Peter von Mentzingen, a new three-story, three-winged Renaissance-style complex was built. Parts of the old castle structure are still visible in the southern and southwestern areas. In the 17th century, the Lords of Mentzingen moved their main residence to Gondelsheim. In the early 18th century, specifically in 1707, the building was renovated again under the brothers Maximilian and Benjamin von Mentzingen and received a coat of arms stone above the main portal.