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Theuern Castle is a castle in Theuern, in the municipality of Kümmersbruck, in the Amberg-Sulzbach district of Bavaria. The preserved buildings are listed as a historic monument under file number D-3-71-136-20. "Archaeological findings from the Middle Ages and the modern era in the area of the Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas and the former Hofmark Castle of Theuern, including traces of predecessor buildings and older construction phases of the church and the noble residence," are also listed as an archaeological monument under file number D-3-6637-0078. "Archaeological findings from the abandoned late medieval and modern iron hammer mill in Theuern" are also listed as an archaeological monument under file number D-3-6637-0118.

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Today, Schwarzenfeld Castle is a conference and recreation hotel with a beautiful park on the banks of the Naab.

The Theuern church dates from the middle of the 18th century. The church tower, which was originally not connected to the church and probably also served as a defense, still shows Romanesque echoes today; its foundations date back to the middle of the 12th century. The central painting on the high altar shows scenes from the life of Saint Nicholas. Above it is a picture of the Holy Trinity. The altar is framed by statues of Saint Joseph and Saint Francis Xavier. The left side altar is dedicated to the Holy Cross, the right one to Saint John Nepomuk. The chancel contains gravestones and tombstones of some of the castle owners and priests. The pulpit, the organ and a statue of the scourged Jesus are also impressive.

Schwarzenfeld Castle The Schwarzenfeld seat was built and inhabited by Conrad Pullenhofer in 1372, before it became the property of the Plankenfelser noble family in 1389. They expanded the rather inconspicuous building and added four towers in the 15th century. In the 1580s, the Teuffel von Pirkensee family bought Schwarzenfeld. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle and the town were devastated. The castle's four towers were probably destroyed and have not been rebuilt since. From 1654, the imperial colonel Peter Pischer and his family were lords of Schwarzenfeld. In 1686, the baronial von Schneidau family took over Schwarzenfeld as a manor. In 1707, a fire destroyed the castle and the surrounding buildings, so that it had to be completely rebuilt elsewhere. A new building, called the "Plankenfelser Schlössl", was built on the foundations of the old castle. It was adapted to the period with stepped gables. In 1717, Schwarzenfeld was owned by the von Wildenau family, and in 1794 the property was purchased by the Counts of Holnstein. At the beginning of the 19th century, the main building was given its current shape by removing the stepped gables in favor of a hipped roof. Two small towers with onion tops were also added. In 1890 and 1892, Maximilian von Holnstein had the castle extended by Julius Hofmann to include the annex and the two towers in the style of the then popular historicist architectural style. At times, up to 160 workers were involved in the reconstruction, which gave the castle its final appearance. Surrounding buildings were also demolished to provide a view of the castle. Shortly after its completion, Count von Holnstein used the castle as a retirement home. He went blind in 1893 and died in the castle on February 1, 1895. After the Holnstein family moved out in 1907, the castle remained unused for a long time, except for short-term leases. The market acquired the castle in 1934, and after several changes of ownership, the main building of the castle burned down on the night of June 25, 1982 and lay abandoned for many years. In 1995, it was sold to private individuals Christine and Hans Dobler from Nabburg. They had the castle completely gutted, renovated and converted into a conference hotel, which opened in 1996 and is called "Hotel Schloß Schwarzenfeld". Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Essentially a Gothic hall church. Northern tower with pointed helmet

Choir tower church with retracted rectangular choir. Choir tower with pyramid roof. Built at the beginning of the 15th century, essentially around 1136