Alfdorf Manor
Oberes Schloss
A large white building with two wings and a black roof
Alfdorf Manor and Town Hall
Alfdorf Manor is located in Baden-Württemberg
Alfdorf Manor
Location within Baden-Württemberg
Alfdorf Manor is located in Germany
Alfdorf Manor
Alfdorf Manor (Germany)
General information
LocationAlfdorf, Germany
Coordinates48°50′39.5″N 9°43′16.7″E / 48.844306°N 9.721306°E / 48.844306; 9.721306

Alfdorf Manor, called the Oberes Schloss, is a 17th century schloss located in Alfdorf, Germany, and its town hall.

History

Alfdorf Manor was built in 1602 by Philipp von Neuhausen and his brother-in-law Joachim Berchthold von Roth.[1] Neuhausen's share of the castle was bought by John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, as early as 1614. From 1618 to 1630, the manor was enfeoffed to Hans Caspar Diemar.[2] On 14 April 1640, the castle was sold to Georg Friedrich vom Holtz zu Niederholz by Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg.[3] A half-timber brewery was built to the west of the manor in 1775 and stood there until around 1864.[4]

The manor was renovated in 1845 and in 1871 passed into the ownership of Baron Götz von Holtz and his wife Sophie von Gemmingen.[5]

Alfdorf Manor became Alfdorf's town hall in 1986.[2]

Architecture

The manor has a rectangular plan and stands three stories tall with two four-story towers abutting the main structure. Both features share a single gabled roof. A risalit on the west facade houses a staircase.[5]

Above the main entrance into the manor, on the east side of the building, are the coats of arms of the manor's builders in relief.[1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Mayer 1989, p. 29.
  2. 1 2 "Oberes Schloß mit Park" (in German). Municipality of Alfdorf. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Die Freiherren vom Holtz in Alfdorf" (in German). Municipality of Alfdorf. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Schahl 1983, p. 107.
  5. 1 2 Schahl 1983, p. 106.

References

  • Mayer, Wolfgang (1989). Kulturdenkmale und Museen im Rems-Murr-Kreis (in German). Konrad Theiss Verlag. ISBN 3-8062-0571-X.
  • Schahl, Adolf (1983). Die Kunstdenkmäler des Rems-Murr-Kreises (in German). Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 3-422-00560-9.
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