Zandt Castle

In a document dated between 1216 and 1223 from the Oberaltaich Monastery, Heinrich and Friedrich "de Zant" are mentioned. They most likely settled here. A relationship with the Regensburg patrician Zante family is certainly assumed. After the extinction of the family, which held its property as a fief of the Regensburg Diocese, Hans I. Sattelboger and his cousin Friedrich were granted the "hoffmarch ze Sant" in 1382. Jörg Ramsperger succeeded them as owners in 1424, and from 1439 onward, Friedrich III. Thierlinger remained in possession of Zandt until 1536.
At the end of the 19th century, bankers purchased the castle property, which was subsequently destroyed. Since 1949, the former Hofmark residence has served as a nursing home for the elderly, still operated by the Bavarian Red Cross.
There is no evidence of the appearance of the oldest structure, presumably dating to the 13th century. A castle-like structure can be assumed to have existed by the 14th century at the latest. In 1399, a chapel for weekly mass was donated by Konrad II Sattelboger. In 1425, a "seat" was explicitly mentioned for the first time, which was referred to as a "castle" in 1441. This was apparently preceded by a restoration of the structure, which had probably been damaged in the Landshut War of Succession. After the destruction in 1633 or 1641, restoration measures and extensive new construction were probably carried out in the farmyard. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, the main building was doubled in size to the south, and after 1851, the entire complex was redesigned in the Gothic Revival style.

The complex is an elongated, two-story building measuring 46.5 x 13.5 m. The northern section, located lower on the slope, is built on a high base. The gables are crowned by neo-Gothic stepped gables. The northeastern of the two corner towers, as well as its crenellated crown, also date back to the reconstruction after 1851. In the center of the western eaves rises the six-story, 18-meter-high octagonal stair tower, also with a neo-Gothic crenellated crown. The courtyard adjoining the southwest was enclosed on all sides and accessible via a three-story gate tower on the north side. Only the two-story building with a high hipped roof between the castle and the gate tower, which already existed in 1550, is well preserved. The other buildings have been demolished or significantly altered.

Source: Excerpts from ebidat.de

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June 1, 2024

Hofmark Castle built in the 16th century. Today used as a retirement home

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