Gochsheim Castle

The Graf Eberstein Castle in the district Gochscheim the city Kraichtal in the district of Karlsruhe in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg goes back to a medieval castle, and was one of the headquarters of the Counts of Eberstein. The only partly preserved plant since the 19th century belonged to the community and is today partly a museum.

History

The castle is located on the site of an earlier castle on a hill above the west Kraichbachs. To the medieval castle of 1278 for the first time as oppidum ( town ) designated place Gochscheim was early developed. The castle was under varying upper feudal lords owned by the Counts of Eberstein, which from 1520 could rebuild the castle. Until 1580, a facility was built in the Renaissance style from the small Middle Castle and the larger rear lock. Following the castle (on the site of the present school) was once the stately wine.

After the early death of Casimir von Eberstein in 1660, which left no male descendants, the Ebersteinsche possession came over his daughter Albertina Sophie ester ( † 1728), who was married to Friedrich August von Württemberg- New City († 1716), in Württemberg.

With the devastation of the city in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689 by the French, as well as a town fire in 1739 the castle was damaged respectively. 1828/29 the larger rear lock was broken, the remaining Front castle came into the possession of the city, and was occasionally used as a school and rebuilt after the construction of a new school in 1905 in its present form.

Among the preserved original parts of the castle from its emergence in the 16th century include the stair tower, the main entrance and a stucco ceiling in the tower room. The building in the castle courtyard is a former farm buildings and previously housed the stables and carriage - shed, which is probably the only surviving remains of the medieval castle because of the visible on the south side hump cuboid.

Over the portal of Württemberg - ebersteinische the alliance coat of arms depends with the initials of the Duke and Duchess Friedrich August Herzog von Württemberg and Sophia Albertina ester Duchess of Württemberg Countess of Eberstein.

Current usage

In Graf Eberstein Castle and the Museum of the City Kraichtal the Kraichgau Library Gochscheim are housed. The museum presents around 100 works of the late 1979 Karlsruhe artist The artist was. Upstairs can be the world's largest with 1300 copies iron exhibition of the collector Heinrich summer marvel. There is also the Warrior Foundation with works of theologians, folklorist and painter Carl warriors and numerous tube pen and ink drawings by the artist Margaret warrior. The museum is completed by cooper and blacksmith shops.