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Today's Fugger Castle, with its castle gardens, is the remaining vestige of a once much larger castle complex and is located in the heart of the village of Nordendorf. The complex became the seat of power for the Fugger-Nordendorf line of the Fugger family in the 16th century and shaped the village's history for centuries. After a fire in the 1860s, the former upper castle was largely demolished. Parts of the west wing, including the tower and chapel, as well as the gatehouse of the south wing, have been preserved. In the castle park, a Renaissance fountain with a coat of arms commemorates the site's aristocratic past. Today, the castle is privately owned and not open to the public, but its historical significance as a landmark of the village is clearly visible from the outside. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuggerschloss_Nordendorf

"In Ellgau... the Mühlbach stream was renaturalized, and the Kneipp facility created a pleasant place to relax. The former transformer tower, with its naturalistic painting, enhances the square..." (Source: https://www.ellgau.de/aktuelles/aktuelle-themen/33-ellgau-geht-mit-der-zeit)

The cultural pub also offers a very diverse and interesting program of musical and literary events throughout the year. It's remarkable what the landlord has put together here!

The Catholic parish church of St. Wolfgang is a short distance away. It's also a little highlight.

This is St. George's Church in Westendorf. The establishment of the Westendorf parish dates back to the 7th century, but the construction of an oratory or chapel in honor of St. Mary and St. Gertrude by Bishop Embriko von Leiningen (1063 to 1070) is not documented until 1070. In its early days, the parish's fiefdom was initially held by the Truchsessen von Kühlenthal, but passed to the Bishopric of Augsburg in 1361. From this time until secularization in 1803, the prefects of Kühlental served as the bishopric's administrators or bailiffs. More on the history: https://www.pg-nordendorf-westendorf.de/pfarreien-kirchen-kapellen/westendorf/

The castle today dates back to the Middle Ages. The fortified farm was first mentioned in 1329. The residential tower, in which the chapel was established in 1868, still bears witness to this period. More on the history: https://www.schloss-nordendorf.de/index.php/geschichte

Open Sundays from 11 a.m. It's a little hidden in the village and goes steeply uphill. There are signposts.

Former Fugger palace complex, built in 1560, privately owned since 1860! https://www.schloss-nordendorf.de