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Schloss Bad König, Bad König

Schloss Bad König

Bad König Castle

Bad König

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Bad König

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Schloss Bad König stands in Bad König (Odenwaldkreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Bad König is a historic ensemble made up of the Old and New Schloss, an evangelical church built on the grounds of a former fortified churchyard, a rentmeisterei and a pleasure garden, at the centre of the town of Bad König. The Old Schloss, dating in its core from the 15th or 16th century, now houses the town administration, while the New Schloss, built in the late 18th century, retains a baroque wooden staircase and a neoclassical stucco ceiling. Set into the church tower is a Roman gravestone, a copy of the original kept in the gateway of the rentmeisterei. The complex is also known as the site where the future Dutch Queen Wilhelmina got engaged in 1900.

What to know

  • The Old Schloss now serves as the town's administrative offices and is not open as a museum.
  • The New Schloss, renovated between 2017 and 2018, houses private offices across its three floors.
  • The ensemble is best experienced from the outside, by walking through Bad König's historic centre and garden.
  • The Roman gravestone set into the church tower is a copy, the original being kept in the rentmeisterei's gateway.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Bad König · Odenwaldkreis · Hessen

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Address

Bad König, Odenwaldkreis

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can visitors go inside Schloss Bad König?
No, the Old Schloss houses the town hall and the New Schloss contains private offices, so neither is open to the public as a museum.
What does the name Schloss Bad König refer to?
It refers to a castle complex in Bad König, Hesse, made up of two residential buildings, a church and other historic structures.
What famous historical event took place at Schloss Bad König?
In 1900, the future Dutch Queen Wilhelmina got engaged there to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg.
What is the oldest surviving part of the site?
The church tower, a remnant of the fortified churchyard first recorded in the year 820, is the oldest surviving element.

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