Kirchberg Castle
Description
Kirchberg Castle was initially built around 1240. The first documented mention in 1265 refers to Raben von Kirchberg. The complex was expanded until 1400. Ludwig Kasimir von Hohenlohe bought the castle back in 1562. Under Kasimir and his sons, extensive changes took place: between 1590 and 1597, the medieval castle was transformed into a Renaissance palace. From this period date the hall building, erected on the site of the first castle, two cross buildings, and connecting passages, creating a four-wing complex with bastions facing the town.
Leopoldo Retti planned the conversion into a residence palace under Count and later Prince Karl August of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg, which took place from 1738 to 1745.
The building complex now includes a café, a hotel with conference rooms, and artist studios.
Address
Schloßstraße 16/3, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany
Established
c. 1240
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