What remains of Bleimerschloß castle today?

No visible masonry survives; only the foundations of a corner tower have been uncovered by excavation, and a farmstead now stands on the site of the former outer ward.

Who founded this stronghold?

It was founded by the lords of Buch, recorded in sources between 1157 and about 1450, before passing to the von Morsbach family.

Can the Bleimerschloß site be visited?

The place is now a privately owned farm and is not set up as an organised visitor site.

When did the castle disappear?

Its remaining walls, damaged during the Thirty Years' War, were demolished after 1730 by the Notre-Dame convent of Eichstätt, which had just acquired the estate.

Polanten Castle Outer Ward Farm

Greding

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Where: Greding

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Gutshof an Stelle der Vorburg der mittelalterlichen Burg der Herren von Polanten, dann der Familie von Morsbach stands in Greding (Landkreis Roth), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The site of Bleimerschloß, in the municipality of Greding, preserves the memory of a medieval castle that has since vanished, founded by the lords of Buch on a spur overlooking the Heimbach valley. Sold in 1318 to the cathedral chapter of Eichstätt, the stronghold later passed to the von Morsbach family, who held it as a fief until the early sixteenth century. No standing walls remain today: excavations have only uncovered the foundations of a corner tower, and a farmstead now occupies the former outer ward, said to retain medieval cellars.

What to know

No standing ruins remain above ground, only buried remnants have been documented archaeologically.
The site today is a private farmstead in the hamlet of Bleimerschloß and is not set up for organised visits.
Medieval cellars are said to survive beneath the present buildings, with no public access mentioned.
The site is protected as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
No opening hours, admission fees or visitor facilities are documented for this place.

Where this château is

Greding · Landkreis Roth · Bayern

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Greding, Landkreis Roth

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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What remains of Bleimerschloß castle today?: No visible masonry survives; only the foundations of a corner tower have been uncovered by excavation, and a farmstead now stands on the site of the former outer ward.
Who founded this stronghold?: It was founded by the lords of Buch, recorded in sources between 1157 and about 1450, before passing to the von Morsbach family.
Can the Bleimerschloß site be visited?: The place is now a privately owned farm and is not set up as an organised visitor site.
When did the castle disappear?: Its remaining walls, damaged during the Thirty Years' War, were demolished after 1730 by the Notre-Dame convent of Eichstätt, which had just acquired the estate.