Can you visit Schloss Heretsham?

No, the original castle is gone and the current building is a private home not open to the public.

What remains of the old castle?

Only a red marble plaque from around 1520 and a coat-of-arms tablet from 1511 were preserved and built into the 20th-century house.

Where is Schloss Heretsham located?

In Heretsham, a hamlet within the municipality of Kienberg, in the Landkreis Traunstein, Bavaria.

When was the castle destroyed?

The early 16th-century building was torn down in 1883.

Schloss Heretsham

Heretsham Castle

Heretsham

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Schloss Heretsham stands in Heretsham (Landkreis Traunstein), in Bavaria, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Heretsham refers to a manorial seat that no longer exists, in Heretsham, in the Landkreis Traunstein, Bavaria. The knightly family of Heroltsheimer held the site from the early 14th century, and the building erected in the early 16th century was torn down in 1883. A house in manor style was built on the spot between 1926 and 1930, incorporating a red marble plaque from around 1520 and a coat of arms tablet from 1511 above its entrance.

What to know

The medieval castle no longer stands, it was demolished in 1883.
The present building is a private residence built between 1926 and 1930 and is not open to visitors.
Only two older elements, a red marble plaque and a stone coat of arms, were reused in the later construction.
It is a recorded archaeological site, with no visitor facilities or access.

Where this château is

Heretsham · Landkreis Traunstein · Bayern

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Address

83361 Kienberg

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Heretsham?: No, the original castle is gone and the current building is a private home not open to the public.
What remains of the old castle?: Only a red marble plaque from around 1520 and a coat-of-arms tablet from 1511 were preserved and built into the 20th-century house.
Where is Schloss Heretsham located?: In Heretsham, a hamlet within the municipality of Kienberg, in the Landkreis Traunstein, Bavaria.
When was the castle destroyed?: The early 16th-century building was torn down in 1883.