Can you visit the Pflegschloss Hirschau?

The building houses an active brewery, the Schlossbrauerei Hirschau, and is not open as an independent monument.

Since when has the castle been a brewery?

Andreas Dorfner bought the Pflegschloss in 1817 and converted it into a brewery that same year.

Who owns the Pflegschloss Hirschau today?

The brewery housed in the castle still belongs to the Dorfner family, now running it in its eighth generation.

Is the Pflegschloss Hirschau protected?

It is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Pflegschloss Hirschau

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Pflegschloss Hirschau stands in Hirschau (Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Pflegschloss Hirschau is a former administrative seat converted into a brewery in the early nineteenth century. Bought by the Dorfner family in 1817, the building has kept its brewing function to this day, still run by the same family. What sets it apart is less a conventional heritage display than this unbroken industrial continuity, which has shaped its architecture through successive extensions. It stands in Hirschau, in the Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria.

What to know

The building today houses an active brewery, the Schlossbrauerei Hirschau, run by the Dorfner family since 1817.
The Pflegschloss is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
No verified information is available about visiting hours, admission fees or accessibility.
There is no separate visit of the castle as a monument apart from the brewery operating inside it.

Where this château is

Hirschau · Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach · Bayern

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Address

Mühlstraße 6, 92242 Hirschau

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Château phone number

+49 9622 2212

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

Frequently asked

Can you visit the Pflegschloss Hirschau?: The building houses an active brewery, the Schlossbrauerei Hirschau, and is not open as an independent monument.
Since when has the castle been a brewery?: Andreas Dorfner bought the Pflegschloss in 1817 and converted it into a brewery that same year.
Who owns the Pflegschloss Hirschau today?: The brewery housed in the castle still belongs to the Dorfner family, now running it in its eighth generation.
Is the Pflegschloss Hirschau protected?: It is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.