Schloss Eichtersheim
The Eichtersheim Castle is a moated castle in Eichtersheim, in the municipality of Angelbachtal in the Rhein- Neckar-Kreis. The castle was built in the 16th century by the Lords of Venningen and was in the 18th century, its present appearance. The surrounded by a moat and closed by a nearly seven -acre park surrounded castle is since 1963 owned by the community since 1980 it houses the town hall of the municipality and a restaurant.
History
When the Lords of Venningen had received the place Eichtersheim as Kurpfälzisches hereditary fief, they built there in the second half of the 16th century in a valley of the Angel Bach a manor house. Surrounded by a moated castle was always a place for open towards uneven three -leaf plant. The precise determination of the age of the building through the existing building inscriptions is made more difficult because the lords of Venningen have often reused components of older plants in construction or renovation. This is also one of their dating her not unequivocally readable crest panel of 1510 or 1570 is to address only partially the entrance to the left wing as a guide to dating. A stone door jambs also bears the year 1569th The castle originally had two towers, but was frequently rebuilt, so only one tower still exists today.
Got its present shape, the castle essentially by a modification under Carl Philip of Venningen in 1767. From this conversion, both the two-armed baroque staircase to the main entrance, as well as the magnificent Baroque staircase originate in the interior of the castle. At times, a bay from the castle Neidenstein was installed in the castle, but was then broken out again and spent back to Neidenstein.
The building was until 1963 owned by the family of Venningen and was then acquired by the municipality Eichtersheim. From 1964, the municipality was considering for the first time the resale of the castle. In 1969 there were plans to set up a foreigner residence for a local company in the castle. 1970, considered then to use the castle as a common hall for Eichtersheim and Michel box. After the merger of the municipalities in 1972 were planned initially to build a new city hall between the two districts, and re-selling the castle, but was from 1974 the castle garden redesign. As of 1976, there were again inconclusive sales negotiations before 1977, the municipality decided the reconstruction of the castle to the town hall. After two years of construction, the castle was handed over in 1980 to its new destination. On the ground floor of the left wing a restaurant was set up, the tower room on the ground floor was converted into a police station on the second floor of the left wing is a caretaker's apartment. The first floor and the other rooms of the other floors are used for municipal administration.
The castle park is a popular attraction and every year the scene of a castle illuminations and jousting.