Seefeld Castle

Schloss Seefeld is a Toerring'sches Counts Castle in Seefeld near the Ammersee.

History

Around the year 1150 is mentioned in a document that Count Berchtold of Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuren have given a part of the forest in the Scharnitz of Israel to Sevuelt, which had been Degenhard passed from Seefeld. In the 12th and 13th centuries was the seat Seefeld high free men who owned land in the entire environment. The core of the keep dates from the 13th century. The castle itself was first mentioned in 1302 as a Fixed Schlossberg. It came in the middle of the 15th century in the possession of the Counts of Toerring - Jettenbach. 1601 a brewery was built in Seefeld.

The castle was given its present Baroque form in the 18th century. To 1739, the chapel was also a large part of its current facilities. After 1766 the castle was given an extension to the east side. The south-western wing of the high castle was built in 1897 by Gabriel Seidl instead of the Orangerie. Recent new buildings were made in 1947 / 48th The current owner Hans Caspar Graf zu Törring - Jettenbach left the plant in recent years completely renovating. Cultural institutions at Schloss Seefeld are the wide-screen movie theater and used for various cultural events Sudhaussaal.

At Schloss Seefeld was from 2000 until the end of 2009 a branch museum of the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich. It was mostly from its own holdings changing exhibitions on topics of ancient Egyptian art and culture. Since the closure of the rooms for seminars be used.