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Apparently you can also get married in the castle, or at least have a party. One Saturday, a wedding party was there.

The castle has certainly seen better days. Everything doesn't look particularly well maintained.

Story. The castle was probably built at the beginning of the 12th century, in 1145 the Lords of Ratzenried were first mentioned. The reason for its construction was possibly the same as that of Praßberg Castle near Wangen in the Allgäu, which was begun in 1123. It was intended to secure the fiefs of the St. Gallen monastery in the region and collect the royalties from the courts. The lords of Ratzenried were also servants of the monastery. The Ratzenrieders died out at the end of the 13th century, but the new lords of the castle also called themselves von Ratzenried, they lost the castle again around 1350 and moved to the Ostallgäu. From 1353 the lords of Molpertshausen sat at the castle, in 1369 Hans von Molpertshausen was officially enfeoffed with the lordship by the St. Gallen abbot. About ten years later, the castle had to be sold again, among other owners it belonged to the Humpis of Ravensburg from 1453. They also called themselves Humpis von Ratzenried from the 16th century. Jos Humpis von Ratzenried had the castle restored in 1502 for 11,000 guilders, as it had collapsed down to the walls. They owned the castle until 1647. Razenried Castle was burned down by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War in 1632 and was not rebuilt for cost reasons. In 1806 the castle passed to the Kingdom of Bavaria, which ceded the Ratzenried dominion to Württemberg in 1810. The complex came from him in 1813 to the Counts of Beroldingen, and in 1908 the Counts of Waldburg-Zeil inherited the castle. Source: Wikipedia

Little remains of the former tower castle from the 13th century: the complex was blown up in 1649 in order to use the stones for the construction of the nearby Franciscan monastery.

Waldsee Water Castle is a moated castle located in the spa town of Bad Waldsee in the Ravensburg district, built in the mid-16th century and remodeled in the Baroque style in the 18th century. It is now owned by the Princes of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserschloss_Waldsee

Delicious coffee and desserts at the Panificio Mauro di Bari bakery

The castle is a moated castle surrounded by a moat. It was inhabited until 1989. Today, parts of the castle and its grounds can be rented for events.

From Pentecost to September 15, the castle is not only open on weekends, but from Tuesday to Sunday. There is interesting historical information on the climb. And the view from the tower of the castle is a special experience