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Zusameck Castle and Chapel

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Zusameck Castle and Chapel

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Location: Dinkelscherben, Landkreis Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Magnificent view of the Zusam – Brotzeitinsel Shelter loop from Dinkelscherben

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2. Zusameck Castle and Chapel – Dinkelscherben Forest Nature Trail loop from Dinkelscherben

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3. Dinkelscherben Forest Nature Trail – Magnificent view of the Zusam loop from Dinkelscherben

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Joschi

June 18, 2023

Around 1850 the preserved castle chapel was renovated and redesigned in a neo-Gothic style. At the same time, the Stations of the Cross for the chapel were erected under Pastor Egger. In 1852 the Calvary was added on the plateau of the main castle cone.

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Joschi

June 22, 2023

The first stone castle was built in the 12th century as the seat of the Margraves of Burgau. From 1231 to 1301 these "milites de zusemekke" appear several times in the written sources.

The castle above the Zusamtal was first destroyed in 1388 during the "City War". The troops of the imperial city of Augsburg stormed the residence after Bishop Burkhard von Ellerbach had ordered a raid on an imperial city trading train.

In 1430 the Augsburg cathedral chapter bought the castle. 1485 Emperor Friedrich III. the cathedral chapter the blood ban for the reign of Zusameck.

In the course of secularization fell to the Bavarian state. The castle was already in very poor condition and parts of it had to be demolished in 1801.

Today only small remains of the ring wall are visible. A large part of the stone material was also taken for the construction of the Augsburg-Ulm railway line.

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Location: Dinkelscherben, Landkreis Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

Zusameck Castle and Chapel

1. Magnificent view of the Zusam – Brotzeitinsel Shelter loop from Dinkelscherben

2. Zusameck Castle and Chapel – Dinkelscherben Forest Nature Trail loop from Dinkelscherben

3. Dinkelscherben Forest Nature Trail – Magnificent view of the Zusam loop from Dinkelscherben

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