Can you visit the Ordensschloss St. Georgen?

No, it forms part of a correctional facility and its ceremonial hall is only accessible in exceptional circumstances.

Who founded the Ordensschloss St. Georgen?

It was built by Georg Wilhelm, hereditary prince of the principality of Bayreuth, from the House of Hohenzollern.

Why did the first building not survive?

Built quickly with a large amount of timber, it deteriorated and had to be demolished, replaced by the current building completed in 1727.

What was the Schloss used for before becoming a prison?

It first served as a pleasure residence and setting for margravial festivities, later as a warehouse, granary and military hospital.

Ordensschloss St. Georgen

Bayreuth

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Where: Bayreuth

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Ordensschloss St. Georgen stands in Bayreuth (Bayreuth), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

This Schloss stands in the Sankt Georgen district of Bayreuth, within an urban layout originally laid out in strict baroque symmetry. Built as the meeting place for the knights of the Order of Sincerity founded by Georg Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, it went through two successive building phases, the first, largely timber, structure having deteriorated quickly. Rebuilt in stone and completed in 1727, it long served as a pleasure residence and the setting for grand margravial festivities, later becoming a warehouse, granary and military hospital.

What to know

The building is now part of the Sankt Georgen-Bayreuth correctional facility, which houses a medical unit there.
The carefully restored order hall can only be visited in exceptional circumstances.
Nothing remains of the nearby Brandenburger Weiher pond, once used for staged naval spectacles, apart from traces in the street layout.
The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

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Bayreuth · Bayreuth · Bayern

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Bernecker Str. 9, 95448 Bayreuth

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Can you visit the Ordensschloss St. Georgen?: No, it forms part of a correctional facility and its ceremonial hall is only accessible in exceptional circumstances.
Who founded the Ordensschloss St. Georgen?: It was built by Georg Wilhelm, hereditary prince of the principality of Bayreuth, from the House of Hohenzollern.
Why did the first building not survive?: Built quickly with a large amount of timber, it deteriorated and had to be demolished, replaced by the current building completed in 1727.
What was the Schloss used for before becoming a prison?: It first served as a pleasure residence and setting for margravial festivities, later as a warehouse, granary and military hospital.