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Location: Achberg, Landkreis Ravensburg, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Marcus

December 28, 2021

The baroque Achberg Castle stands at an altitude of about 492 m above sea level. NN in the extreme south of the Ravensburg district in the Baden-Württemberg community of Achberg.

Story:

The previous building of today's castle from the 17th century, a medieval fortified castle, gave the Achberg rulership its name. In 1691 the Landkomtur Franz Benedikt von Baden acquired the Achberg rule for the Teutonic Order. According to his aristocratic status, he had the castle expanded between 1693 and 1700. For example, the ballroom of the castle was furnished with rich stucco. Today its ceiling is one of the most detailed in southern Germany. The castle then lost its importance, as the order of knights only rarely used the complex until 1805. Today the coat of arms of the order above the entrance portal of the castle testifies to the time under the Teutonic Order.

In 1806 Achberg came into the possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as part of the secularization and in 1849 went with this as part of the Hohenzollern Lands to Prussia as its southernmost part in 1849. Achberg Castle was privately owned by the Hohenzollern family until 1982. Its sale then made it an object of building speculation before the Ravensburg district acquired it in 1988.

The Association for the Preservation of Achberg Castle e. V. campaigned successfully from 1989 to 1994 for a comprehensive renovation and repair of the facility.

Todays use:

In the spring of 1995 the castle was opened to the public again and can be visited on weekends between May and October. Since then an art exhibition of the district has taken place there every year, while the knight's hall is used for song recitals and chamber concerts. A restaurant on the castle grounds offers regional specialties from the Allgäu.

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Wolfgang H. 🥾🚴🏼‍♂️👨🏽‍🦯

October 25, 2018

Achberg was once Hohenzoller

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Robert

December 3, 2020

Great hiking trails along the Argen below the castle.

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Location: Achberg, Landkreis Ravensburg, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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