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Founded: c. 1593Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Reformation & Wars of Religion (Germany)
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Merzhausen castle was built around 1593 to the site of older castle. It is a massive stone building with two stepped gables and half-timbered building. The castle was owned by the Jesuits until 1773.
The first written record of church in Danmark locality date back to the year 1291. Close to the church are several stones with a Christian text and cross inscribed. The oldest parts of the present red-brick church are from the 1300s. In the late 1400s the church was enlarged to the appearance it has today. The church has been modified both internally and externally several times, among other things after the fires in 1699 and 1889. There are lot of well-preserved mural paintings in the walls.