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Raitenbuch Castle In Kallmünz, this former castle estate was owned by the von Raitenbuch family. In 1341, Louis the Bavarian freed his steward, Heinrich von Raidenbuch, and granted him the right to seal documents with red wax. The noble residence is mentioned in the Palatinate-Neuburg land register of 1514. In 1283, Kallmünz became the seat of a regional court (Landgericht) of the Duchy of Upper Bavaria, which had been established in 1255. The regional court convened in Raitenbuch Castle. Since the necessary offices for judges and court officials first had to be built, records of this regional court do not begin until 1323. The court building also included a court official's house with a prison. Regional judges serving here are documented from 1300 onward. The list begins with Hainrich von Sigenheim around 1300 and ends with Franz Sigmund Freiherr von Wildenau in 1772. Raitenbuch Castle was acquired by the market town of Kallmünz from the lord of the manor, von Fleischmann zu Markstetten, in 1806 and adapted as a school building. The prison was sold to a private individual. In the 1990s, the municipality of Kallmünz used the castle for social housing. Today, the renovated building is used as a hotel. The renovated building received the Hypo Cultural Foundation's Heritage Award in 2013. In 1805, the street-side entrance with its external staircase, which is still preserved today, was created. In 1885, the building was raised by one story to create additional classrooms. Raitenbuch Castle is therefore a four-story hipped-roof building with a corner oriel window. It features 17th-century stucco decoration. The ground floor was built directly on bedrock. The ground floor contains vaulted ceilings. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Raitenbuch Castle (sometimes simply called Raitenbuch House) is a listed building at Vilsgasse 10 in the Upper Palatinate market town of Kallmünz, in the Regensburg district (Bavaria). Today, a small, fine boutique hotel with a long history. This former castle estate in Kallmünz was owned by the Raitenbuch family. In 1341, Ludwig the Bavarian exempted his court master, Heinrich von Raidenbuch, from tax, raiß (= military campaign), and blacksmithing, granting him the right to seal with red wax. ... In 1804, the 15 district courts of Palatinate-Neuburg were reduced to eight, and Kallmünz was merged with Burglengenfeld. Raitenbuch Castle was acquired by the market town of Kallmünz in 1806 from the lord of the manor, von Fleischmann zu Markstetten, and converted into a school building. The Keuche (church) was sold to a private individual. In the 1990s, the municipality of Kallmünz used the castle for social housing. Today, the renovated building serves as a hotel. The renovated building received the Hypo Cultural Foundation's Monument Prize in 2013. The street-side entrance with the external staircase, which still stands today, was created in 1805. In 1885, the building was raised by a story to create additional classrooms. Raitenbuch Castle is therefore a four-story hipped-roof structure with a corner bay window. It features stucco detailing (base rustication with parapet panels and corner pilasters) dating from the 17th century. The basement was built directly on natural rock. The ground floor features vaulted ceilings. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raitenbucher_Schloss

The summit offers seating, an information board, and a beautiful view. More information at: https://peakhunter.com/de/peaks/rechenfels

This team of oxen is very beautiful

a nice idea, hang watering cans on the tree

very nice here in Kallmünz

A "staircase" was created for the fish.

The "house without a roof", as it is officially called, is a cave dwelling that is still in use in the Upper Palatinate town of Kallmünz. The cave dwelling is located north of the Vils at the southern end of the Schlossberg, on which the Kallmünz castle ruins stand. The entrance is set back from Vilsgasse at the foot of a 20-meter-high limestone wall of the Schlossberg, and access leads between the listed residential buildings at Vilsgasse 26 and Vilsgasse 28. The house consists of a natural cave in the dolomite rock, the opening of which is closed off by a plastered wall with a door and windows. Inside there is a hallway, a living room, two storage rooms fitted into rock niches and a historic smokehouse. The oldest known mention of the cave dwelling can be found in a document kept in the land registry archive in Amberg with the year 1707. In the 19th century it was also known as the "house under the rock". In 1908 it was sold to the owner of the blacksmith's shop across the street, and it remains in his family's possession. The last permanent resident left the house in 1937 because he had developed rheumatism due to the damp cave air.