Tiefburg Castle

The exact period of the Tiefburg's construction is unknown, but it existed as a moated castle by the 13th century at the latest, surrounded by a wide ditch fed by the Mühlbach stream. While the defensive walls and cellar vaults date from the High Middle Ages, other parts of the complex show Renaissance features, indicating renovations between 1500 and 1600. The castle served as the ancestral seat of the Lords of Handschuhsheim until their lineage died out in 1600. In 1624, the complex passed to the Lords of Helmstatt. In the 17th century, the castle suffered from the wars of the time, being set on fire multiple times in 1642 and destroyed in 1674. Around 1700, a new manor house was built next to the ruin.