Can visitors walk through the Blaues Schloss Obernzenn on their own?

No, only the east wing can be seen, and only on a guided tour.

How are the Blaues Schloss and the Rotes Schloss connected?

Both buildings form a single complex around a shared inner courtyard, the Rotes Schloss having been built later on the foundations of an earlier structure.

When was the Blaues Schloss built?

It was built in several phases between 1696 and 1758, under three generations of the von Seckendorff-Aberdar family.

What can be seen inside?

A gallery of family portraits from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and stuccoed reception rooms in the east wing.

Where is the Blaues Schloss Obernzenn located?

In Obernzenn, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bavaria.

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Blaues Schloss Obernzenn stands in Obernzenn (Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Blaues Schloss Obernzenn stands beside the Rotes Schloss, sharing the same inner courtyard, on the site of a medieval fortified complex once surrounded by water. Its construction stretched over more than sixty years, from 1696 to 1758, under three successive generations of the von Seckendorff-Aberdar family. The east wing can be visited on a guided tour and holds a gallery of family portraits from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, along with stuccoed reception rooms.

What to know

Only the east wing of the Blaues Schloss is open to the public, and only as part of a guided tour.
The castle is located in Obernzenn, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bavaria.
The building is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
The site once had a moat crossed by a bridge, a trace of the earlier fortified structure it replaced.
A museum workshop offers educational projects on the theme of absolutism.

Where this château is

Obernzenn · Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim · Bayern

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Seckendorffstraße 1, 91619 Obernzenn

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Château phone number

+49 9844 978475

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Can visitors walk through the Blaues Schloss Obernzenn on their own?: No, only the east wing can be seen, and only on a guided tour.
How are the Blaues Schloss and the Rotes Schloss connected?: Both buildings form a single complex around a shared inner courtyard, the Rotes Schloss having been built later on the foundations of an earlier structure.
When was the Blaues Schloss built?: It was built in several phases between 1696 and 1758, under three generations of the von Seckendorff-Aberdar family.
What can be seen inside?: A gallery of family portraits from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and stuccoed reception rooms in the east wing.
Where is the Blaues Schloss Obernzenn located?: In Obernzenn, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bavaria.