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Schloss Filseck

Germany · 13th century

Founded
c. 1250
Style
Renaissance architecture
Location
Uhingen
Coordinates
48.7008°, 9.6043°
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Schloss Filseck in Germany
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Description

Filseck Castle (German: Schloß Filseck) stands on a promontory where the Pfuhlbach joins the river Fils (a tributary of the Neckar) near Uhingen in the district of Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The castle is now a restaurant, museum and cultural centre, and houses the Göppingen District Archive.

The original castle was built in the 13th century by the Counts of Aichelberg. It was acquired by Burkhard von Berlichingen in 1596, and renovated in a Renaissance style. From 1749 to 1920 the castle was owned by the Von Münch banking dynasty.

In 1971 a fire burnt down the south and the west wings of the castle. Göppingen district acquired the property in 1986, and restoration work was completed in 1994. Since 2008 the castle has been run by the Schloss Filseck Stiftung (Filseck Castle Foundation) of the Kreissparkasse Göppingen (Göppingen District Savings Bank).

Text adapted from “Filseck Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Filseck ranks #6,321 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #557 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 32 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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