Schloss Wolfegg

The Wolfegg Castle is a renaissance castle in the municipality Wolfegg in Upper Swabia. It is the ancestral home of the noble house Waldburg- Wolfegg, in whose possession it is still today.

The main building of the castle consists of four wings that are arranged together with four corner towers in the shape of a rectangle. The outer shape of today's system goes back to the Steward James II of Waldenburg (1546-1589) and his wife Johanna (1548-1613), built following a new castle in the late 16th century to a 1578 by a chimney fire to replace destroyed predecessor building. Parts of this castle, however, were destroyed in 1646 during the Thirty Years War, when it sacked Swedish troops under General Wrangel and set on fire. Reconstruction began due to lack of funds until 1651, and the internal reorganization of state rooms was made 1691-1700 by the sculptor and plasterer Balthasar Krimmer ( 1653-1702 ) from cheeks. In the middle of the 18th century a part of the interior in the Rococo style was fitted. In the late 19th century hardly give it another major modifications, while the equipment of the dining room were adjusted to the then prevailing taste and the chapel was a neo-gothic look.

The castle is for the, public, not normally accessible, but also guided tours are offered as part of the castle annual concerts. Particularly worth seeing is true of the equipped with 24 wooden sculptures and a large ceiling mirror knights' hall in baroque style.

The castle also houses the, also known as Wolfsegger cabinet, art collection of the house Waldburg- Wolfegg.