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Tübingen District

Bischofsschloss Markdorf

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Tübingen District

Bischofsschloss Markdorf

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Bischofsschloss Markdorf

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Location: Markdorf, Bodenseekreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Meersburg Old Town – Untertor in Markdorf loop from Kippenhausen

19.8km

01:11

150m

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2. View of Heiligenberg Castle – Salem Castle Lake loop from Bitzenhofen

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02:09

200m

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3. Meersburg Old Town – View of Schloss Hersberg loop from Kippenhausen

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01:37

160m

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Roy Mai Bodensee

July 11, 2017

The landmark of Markdorf is the bishop's castle. For the last few decades it has been used as a hotel. The Lichtblick restaurant right across the street is highly recommended.

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Kermit

September 21, 2023

The bishop's castle was first mentioned by the Markdorf and Homburg knights around 1300. In 1414, control of Markdorf passed to the Prince-Bishop of Constance. From 1510, Hugo von Landenberg had the castle on the city wall expanded into an impressive residential tower and is said to have used it as a residence between 1529 and 1531. The so-called Knight's Hall on the top floor probably dates from this time (today used as a conference room and ballroom). His successor was Reich Vice Chancellor Balthasar Merklin. As a result, the castle repeatedly served as a summer residence for the bishops of Constance. In 1536, Cardinal Prince-Bishop Markus Sittich had the garden laid out at the castle. Under Prince-Bishop Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg, the three middle floors of the tower were given a Baroque design around 1730. At around the same time, he had the so-called nave extension, the New Palace, built along the western city wall between the residential tower and the lower city gate. In 1737 the castle barn was rebuilt on the southern city wall. After secularization it was owned by the Grand Duchy of Baden. The castle buildings passed to private owners in the middle of the 19th century. Since 1985, the ensemble of Bishop's Castle, New Castle and former castle barn (rebuilt in 1984 while preserving the medieval city wall) has been used as a hotel.

In October 2015, a feasibility study commissioned by the city of Markdorf on the use of the ensemble as a town hall was presented to the public. The local council's building decision to move the town hall to the Bishop's Palace was overturned by a referendum in December 2018 (Wikipedia).

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Thorsten B...

June 29, 2024

Always worth a visit

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Location: Markdorf, Bodenseekreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Bischofsschloss Markdorf

1. Meersburg Old Town – Untertor in Markdorf loop from Kippenhausen

2. View of Heiligenberg Castle – Salem Castle Lake loop from Bitzenhofen

3. Meersburg Old Town – View of Schloss Hersberg loop from Kippenhausen

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