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Charlottenhof Palace

Name: Charlottenhof Palace
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Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Crucifix with Jesus and Mary – Charlottenhof Palace loop from Charlottenhof

12.4km

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2. Murner Lake Loop Trail – Upper Palatinate Fairy Tale Garden loop from Schwandorf

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3. Murner See Promenade loop from Lindenlohe

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July 15, 2024

Charlottenhof Palace

The Charlottenhof was built in 1873 by Wilhelm Maximilian von Freiherr von Fronberg, royal chamberlain and retired major. He named it Charlottenhof in honor of his wife, Charlotte Countess von Schönborn-Buchheim.
The property was sold to Hedwig Countess Maruschka-Toppolczan from Munich as early as 1890, and on May 7, 1892, the palace was purchased by Alfred Hofmann, first lieutenant in a Ulm cavalry regiment. He had the Charlottenhof rebuilt to its current appearance by 1896. On January 24, 1907, the palace partially burned down; however, its owner had it restored immediately afterwards.

On September 22, 1917, First Lieutenant Josef Hesselberger, who came from a family of hop merchants, bought the Hofmann Palace. After the First World War, he set up a pig breeding facility at the Charlottenhof, which gained international recognition. In 1925, at the World Exhibition in Paris, he bought a wooden house, which he had erected near the castle.
During the Nazi era, the foundation of the Jew Hesselberger was confiscated, and Hesselberger emigrated to East Africa in 1933. Under pressure from the National Socialists, the Charlottenhof was sold to the Ostmark Self-Help Group on November 28, 1933. On November 17, 1939, the castle was sold to the NSDAP, Gauleitung Bayerische Ostmark, and the Gau training castle was set up in the castle. In 1942, it was used as a reserve hospital.
On April 23, 1945, the castle was occupied by US troops, refugees were housed in barracks on the castle grounds until 1953, and from 1947 the castle was used as a home for difficult-to-educate young people. When the barracks surrounding the castle were abandoned by the refugees, training workshops for vocational training in wood and metal could also be accommodated.
The Chamber of Crafts of Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate acquired the Charlottenhof in 1989. After extensive restoration of the castle and the wooden house, a new building with functional seminar and technology rooms was constructed.

Source: Excerpts from wikipedia.de

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Charlottenhof Palace

1. Crucifix with Jesus and Mary – Charlottenhof Palace loop from Charlottenhof

2. Murner Lake Loop Trail – Upper Palatinate Fairy Tale Garden loop from Schwandorf

3. Murner See Promenade loop from Lindenlohe

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