Who built Schloss Merchingen?

Construction began in 1593 under Johann Erasmus von Aschhausen and his wife Anna Katharina, as recorded in the inscription above the main entrance.

Is Schloss Merchingen still inhabited?

Part of it remains the private residence of the von Berlichingen family, while another part houses a hotel and a museum.

Can visitors see the interior of the castle?

The restored sections contain a hotel and a local history museum; other parts are not open to the public.

Since when has the von Berlichingen family owned the castle?

They acquired it through marriage in 1649 and gained full ownership in 1709.

Schloss Merchingen

Merchingen Castle

Ravenstein

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Ravenstein

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Schloss Merchingen stands in Ravenstein (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Merchingen stands in the Merchingen district of Ravenstein and forms the largest connected castle complex in the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis. Built from 1593 onward by the noble Aschhausen family on older foundations, it combines several wings arranged at an angle, with deliberately staggered floor heights. Above the main entrance an engraved inscription from the year of completion still survives, while another date, 1566, marks the cellar entrance. Part of the building today houses a hotel and a small local history museum, while the rest remains privately owned.

What to know

The castle consists of several wings built in different construction phases, visible from the dates carved into the stone.
Part of the building operates as a hotel with thirteen rooms, while the rest remains a private residence of the von Berlichingen family.
A local history museum occupies the sections restored by the preservation association.
The site is mainly visited for its exterior architecture and history, since the interiors are either hotel or private space.

Where this château is

Ravenstein · Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Ravenstein, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

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Who built Schloss Merchingen?: Construction began in 1593 under Johann Erasmus von Aschhausen and his wife Anna Katharina, as recorded in the inscription above the main entrance.
Is Schloss Merchingen still inhabited?: Part of it remains the private residence of the von Berlichingen family, while another part houses a hotel and a museum.
Can visitors see the interior of the castle?: The restored sections contain a hotel and a local history museum; other parts are not open to the public.
Since when has the von Berlichingen family owned the castle?: They acquired it through marriage in 1649 and gained full ownership in 1709.