Lower Castle Talheim

The origins of the Lower Castle Talheim date back to the Staufer period, with Romanesque architectural features pointing to this era. The first mention occurred in 1415, when Swigger Sturmfeder enfeoffed part of the complex to Count Eberhard III of Württemberg and was granted the fief two years later. The other half remained Sturmfeder's allodial property. In 1453, the fief passed to Hans von Frauenberg, who was married to Ursula Sturmfeder. In 1518, Eberhard von Frauenberg also acquired the Sturmfeder half, which is why the complex is also known as Frauenbergsches Schlösschen. Via the Lords of Sperberseck and the Barons of Racknitz, the castle eventually came into the possession of the Barons of Gemmingen. Philipp von Gemmingen, whose wife was born von Racknitz, had the Lower Castle extensively renovated in the Baroque style in 1766/67. An alliance coat of arms of the Gemmingen and Racknitz families above the main entrance still points to this renovation.