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Schwarzenfeld Castle

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Schwarzenfeld Castle

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    1. Center of the Upper Palatinate – Schwarzenfeld loop from Schmidgaden

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    February 15, 2020

    The Schwarzenfeld Castle is now a hotel, it is worth a look. The history of the Schwarzenfeld castle goes back to the first half of the second millennium. In 1015 the castle was first mentioned in a deed of donation from Emperor Heinrich II to the diocese of Bamberg. On June 25, 1982, the castle was destroyed by a major fire and the end seemed to come. But in 1995 the fate of the castle changed for the better, because with the Nabburg contractor family Hans and Christine Dobler, buyers were found who converted the castle ruins into a brilliant conference hotel. schwarzenfeld.de/tourismus-kultur/sehenswuerdigkeiten/schloss-schwarzenfeld.html

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      February 17, 2020

      The former castle is now a hotel, the bridge to the castle park is unfortunately closed.

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        April 8, 2024

        Schwarzenfeld Castle

        The Schwarzenfeld seat was built and inhabited by Conrad Pullenhofer in 1372, before it became the property of the Plankenfelser noble family in 1389. They expanded the rather inconspicuous building and added four towers in the 15th century. In the 1580s, the Teuffel von Pirkensee family bought Schwarzenfeld. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle and the town were devastated. The castle's four towers were probably destroyed and have not been rebuilt since. From 1654, the imperial colonel Peter Pischer and his family were lords of Schwarzenfeld. In 1686, the baronial von Schneidau family took over Schwarzenfeld as a manor.
        In 1707, a fire destroyed the castle and the surrounding buildings, so that it had to be completely rebuilt elsewhere. A new building, called the "Plankenfelser Schlössl", was built on the foundations of the old castle. It was adapted to the period with stepped gables. In 1717, Schwarzenfeld was owned by the von Wildenau family, and in 1794 the property was purchased by the Counts of Holnstein.
        At the beginning of the 19th century, the main building was given its current shape by removing the stepped gables in favor of a hipped roof. Two small towers with onion tops were also added.
        In 1890 and 1892, Maximilian von Holnstein had the castle extended by Julius Hofmann to include the annex and the two towers in the style of the then popular historicist architectural style. At times, up to 160 workers were involved in the reconstruction, which gave the castle its final appearance. Surrounding buildings were also demolished to provide a view of the castle. Shortly after its completion, Count von Holnstein used the castle as a retirement home. He went blind in 1893 and died in the castle on February 1, 1895. After the Holnstein family moved out in 1907, the castle remained unused for a long time, except for short-term leases.
        The market acquired the castle in 1934, and after several changes of ownership, the main building of the castle burned down on the night of June 25, 1982 and lay abandoned for many years. In 1995, it was sold to private individuals Christine and Hans Dobler from Nabburg. They had the castle completely gutted, renovated and converted into a conference hotel, which opened in 1996 and is called "Hotel Schloß Schwarzenfeld".


        Source: Excerpts from wikipedia.de

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          Location: Schwarzenfeld, Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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