Schwedesdorf Palace is a palace complex in Lauenau in Lower Saxony that was built between 1596 and 1600 and has been owned by the Barons of Münchhausen since it was built. The castle consists of a main building and a side building, which are at right angles to each other. A hexagonal stair tower, which was added later in 1606, stands on one building. The half-timbered upper floor was renewed in the 19th century. In the years 1892 and 1893 Hermann Schaedtler carried out conversions and extensions. Inside the castle there are three chimneys decorated with scrollwork, fittings and tailwork. On the west side of the castle there is a public garden with exotic trees. As early as 1377, the counts of Schauenburg and Holstein enfeoffed the white line of the Münchhausen noble family with half a tithe in Schwedesdorf, at the same time as three farms in neighboring Apelern. This free burglehn in the outer bailey of Lauenau was used to provide for them, as was the case with other burghers at the Lauenau official castle. In 1594, three brothers divided the inheritance: Claus received Apelern (with the Renaissance castle built in 1560-1561, which is also still owned by the family) and Nienfeld, Otto Lauenau and Ludolf received the inheritance from their mother Heilwig Büschen in Hessisch Oldendorf and Remeringhausen.
The builder of Schwedesdorf Castle was Otto von Münchhausen, who had been Drost at the official castle since 1583. In 1596 he began building his own palace in Schwedesdorf on the old Münchhausen Burgmannshof in the immediate vicinity in order to upgrade it to a manor of his own. The master builder is Johann Hundertossen from Hamelin. The building was completed in 1600, and since then the inscription "Otto von Munnichhusen, Anno domini 1600" has adorned a coat of arms. In 1892, the bay window and gables were adjusted and provided with a stone inscription, which can also be found in the Münchhausen family crest: "Mine Borg is God." wedding had drawn. Source: Wikipedia
The castle has been privately owned by the Münchhausen family since it was built in the late 16th century. With the help of EU funds, the castle is kept in good condition as an important cultural heritage.
The courtyard of the castle is freely accessible, although the building itself cannot be visited.
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