Top 11 Castles around Aholfing

New Steinach Castle In 1901, August von Schmieder acquired Castle and Castle Estate Steinach from his friend and later father-in-law Carl von Lang-Puchhof and made it his residence after moving from Frankfurt a. M. Gabriel von Seidl, at that time the most famous architect in Bavaria, was commissioned with the planning of the "New Steinach Castle", Iwan Bartcky was entrusted with the construction management, and for the design of the large, almost 20-hectare park, August von Schmieder engaged garden director Paul Lorenz from Zwickau. The central part of the castle had an external length of almost 60 m with a depth of approx. 17 m, plus the west wing with external dimensions of 34 m x 15 m and the east wing with approx. 30 m x 15 m. In total, a living area of over 3,000 m² was calculated. The rooms are numbered on the plans, and taking the cellar rooms into account, the stately number of 200 rooms is reached. The large tower housed the 50 m³ water tank, a guest room, and at the very top the tower room with the magnificent view that can still be enjoyed from there today. On December 22, 1906, the topping-out ceremony took place, and on May 1, 1908, the completion of the New Castle was celebrated at the top of the Singberg. The castle was transferred to the Reichsautobahnen on February 7, 1939, for 440,000 RM; the largest motorway service area in Germany was to be built here on the motorway planned by Hitler from Regensburg to Passau to Vienna. From 1943, the castle served as an administrative office for the NSDAP in Lower Bavaria. On April 23, 1945, the main building was set on fire to destroy the party records stored there. The fire departments from the surrounding area were forbidden to attempt to extinguish the fire, and so the main building burned down. The outbuildings served as refugee accommodation after the end of the war. The ruin of the manor house was demolished in 1955. Since 1961, the castle and castle park have been privately owned. The outbuildings are partially rented out. The main building's tower, a listed building spared from destruction, is visible from afar. The largely untouched castle park has the enchanting charm of a sleeping Beauty castle and contains numerous old, exquisite solitary trees from various countries. Source: Excerpts from www.heimatgeschichte-steinach.de

The New Castle Steinach on the Singberg between Steinach and Münster was built from 1904 to 1908 according to plans by architect Gabriel von Seidl. The castle comprised 198 rooms over around 3800 square meters of living space. In 1939, the Reichsautobahnen bought the castle for 440,000 Reichsmarks. It was to be converted into Germany's largest motorway service area. But that did not happen. In 1943, the NSDAP took over the complex as the Niederbayern headquarters. On April 23, 1945, the main building was set on fire by SS troops to destroy the party records stored there. The burnt-out ruin was demolished in 1955. Only the outbuildings and the tower remained.

Only a few outbuildings and the tower remain of the original castle.

Nice place, would love to come back.

St. Joseph's Castle Chapel Built on medieval castle walls and dedicated to St. George as a castle chapel. In 1693 a new building was built in honor of the Holy Family, especially St. Joseph, with the founding of a St. Joseph's Brotherhood by Baroness Theresia von Weichs. Devastated by fire in 1807, the church was rebuilt with changes. In 1888, the tower and roof structure burned out again due to a lightning strike, and the tower was given a crenellated crown when the new building was built. In 1897, it was expanded to its current size with neo-baroque interior design. In 1967, the church was completely remodeled, with the ceiling and roof structure being renewed and the interior redesigned. From 1991 to 1993, it was renovated again, restoring the original condition and returning the late baroque altar and the figures of saints. The renovated church and the people's altar were consecrated on March 21. Source: information board

Falkenfels Castle Around 1100, the Counts of Bogen built the castle on the rock that slopes steeply on three sides. From 1232, the Knights of Hohenfels ruled the castle, and from 1400, the Falkensteiners of Falkenfels. In 1331, “Valkenfelss” is mentioned in a copy from the 15th century as a landed estate. In 1425, the castle came into the possession of the Frauenbergers and remained so until their extinction in 1480. The castle was plundered by the Hussites in 1425 and conquered by troops of Duke Albrecht IV in the Böckler War in 1468. The Frauenbergers were followed by the Paulsdorfers. In the Löwler War, the castle was besieged for a week in 1492 and burned down after the capitulation on June 8, 1492, but was then rebuilt by Hans von Paulsdorf. In 1525, the property passed to the Seyboltstorffer family through marriage. From 1607 to 1796, the noble family of Barons von Weichs owned Falkenfels Castle. In the Thirty Years' War, the castle was set on fire by the Swedes in 1641, but was then rebuilt. On April 15, 1796, Josef Maria von Weichs sold Falkenfels and the associated manorial estates to Baron Gabriel von Buchstetten for 320,000 guilders. In 1807, the castle was again burned down, but was rebuilt. After the end of the Falkenfels manorial estate, the castle economy was destroyed in 1820. In 1821, the Lang family acquired the castle and set up a brewery here, which lasted until 1934. In 1925, a fire destroyed large parts of the complex, after which it was only partially rebuilt. From 1919 to 1950, the castle belonged to the Schimmelmann family. On May 8, 1951, the furniture manufacturer Franz Xaver Baier from Straubing bought the castle and converted it into a hotel with a restaurant. The castle was also increasingly used as a conference and congress building. Since 2001, the castle has belonged to the publisher Udo Sieber. Falkenfels Castle was originally surrounded by two terraced ring walls, one above the other. Today, the fortifications are only preserved on the north side. Approximately in the middle of the east side is the keep from the 13th century, the battlements are from a later period. The baroque castle chapel of St. Joseph was built in the 17th century on medieval foundations. It contains gravestones of Falkenfels castle lords. The outer areas of Falkenfels Castle are freely accessible, otherwise it serves as a castle hotel and restaurant. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Beautifully restored farm directly on the Labertal cycle path.

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