Schloss Filseck

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.

Schloss Filseck ranks #6,383 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #544 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 70% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 906 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 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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