Where does the name Louisgarde come from?

It derives from Lochgarten, the earlier name of the monastery founded on the site in 1144, itself from Locarden, meaning garden in the forest.

What remains of the medieval Lochgarten convent?

The location and a transformed version of its name survive, but the current buildings belong to the later hunting lodge and the farm established there afterward.

Can you visit the Jagdschloss Louisgarde?

There is no organised tourist visit of the building itself, as the estate is now run as a market garden that occasionally holds open days.

What is the history of the site before the castle?

A convent of canonesses was founded there in 1144, placed under imperial protection in 1155, later joined to the Schäftersheim convent, and sold to a count following the unrest of the 1525 Peasants' War.

Jagdschloss Louisgarde

Weikersheim

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Jagdschloss Louisgarde stands in Weikersheim (Main-Tauber-Kreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Jagdschloss Louisgarde stands on the grounds of a medieval convent founded in 1144 under the name Lochgarten, near Weikersheim in Baden-Württemberg. Canonesses lived there for centuries under imperial protection granted by Frederick Barbarossa, before the estate changed hands several times amid the unrest of the sixteenth-century Peasants' War. Its present name, Louisgarde, derives from this earlier one. The site today houses a biodynamic market garden operating out of the historic buildings.

What to know

The building is not set up for a conventional castle visit.
The estate today houses a biodynamic market garden, the Gärtnerei Louisgarde.
No opening hours or admission fees for the Jagdschloss itself are published.
Access is via the town of Weikersheim, in the Main-Tauber-Kreis.
Occasional tours of the grounds take place during open days organised by the farm.

Where this château is

Weikersheim · Main-Tauber-Kreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Louisgarde 1, 97990 Weikersheim

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Where does the name Louisgarde come from?: It derives from Lochgarten, the earlier name of the monastery founded on the site in 1144, itself from Locarden, meaning garden in the forest.
What remains of the medieval Lochgarten convent?: The location and a transformed version of its name survive, but the current buildings belong to the later hunting lodge and the farm established there afterward.
Can you visit the Jagdschloss Louisgarde?: There is no organised tourist visit of the building itself, as the estate is now run as a market garden that occasionally holds open days.
What is the history of the site before the castle?: A convent of canonesses was founded there in 1144, placed under imperial protection in 1155, later joined to the Schäftersheim convent, and sold to a count following the unrest of the 1525 Peasants' War.