Schloss Dätzingen
Dätzingen Castle
Grafenau
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Schloss Dätzingen stands in Grafenau (Landkreis Böblingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
Schloss Dätzingen stands at the heart of the village of Dätzingen, part of the municipality of Grafenau. Built on the site of a house of the Knights of St John first recorded in 1263, the present building was enlarged in 1733 and later reshaped in a classical style in the early 19th century, forming a four-winged complex around a courtyard. It now houses the local history museum, a gallery, and a Maltese Hall decorated with 18th-century battle paintings. The castle also keeps sections of an early 19th-century Parisian panoramic wallpaper recalling a royal hunt held there in 1810.
What to know
- The castle stands at the centre of the village of Dätzingen, part of Grafenau, in Baden-Württemberg.
- It houses the local history museum, a gallery, an auction house and an antiques dealer.
- The Maltese Hall and part of the Parisian panoramic wallpaper are among the notable interior features.
- The building was restored inside and out between 2009 and 2011.
- No opening hours, admission fees or access conditions are given in the available information.
Where this château is
Grafenau · Landkreis Böblingen · Baden-Württemberg
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Address
Schloßstraße 1, 71120 Grafenau-Dätzingen
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- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
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Frequently asked
- Who built Schloss Dätzingen?
- The Knights of St John held the site from the 13th century, the first castle buildings date from 1607, and the complex took its present four-winged form in 1733 before being reshaped in classical style in the early 19th century.
- What can visitors see inside Schloss Dätzingen?
- The interior houses the local history museum, a gallery, and the Maltese Hall with 18th-century battle paintings, along with restored sections of a Parisian panoramic wallpaper.
- Who owns the castle today?
- Schloss Dätzingen has belonged to the municipality of Grafenau since 1961.
- Is the castle a protected monument?
- It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
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