Schloss Bessenbach
Bessenbach Castle
Bessenbach
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Schloss Bessenbach stands in Bessenbach (Landkreis Aschaffenburg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
Schloss Unterbessenbach stands in Bessenbach, Bavaria, on a low rise overlooking a park with several ponds. Built in 1842 in a neoclassical style with a pedimented central section and side wings, it replaced an earlier manor house once used by a Spessart forest administrator. The estate remains privately owned by the von Gemmingen family, who have held it since the nineteenth century. Nearby, a chapel attached to the adjoining farm complex forms part of the same architectural ensemble.
What to know
- The Schloss remains privately owned by the von Gemmingen family.
- The adjoining chapel on the farm estate still hosts occasional Protestant services and can be rented for private ceremonies.
- The site lies close to the A3 motorway and the Aschaff stream.
- No visiting hours or admission fees are published, as the castle is not a conventional public tourist site.
- The estate offers event spaces for hire, separate from any visit to the castle itself.
Where this château is
Bessenbach · Landkreis Aschaffenburg · Bayern
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Address
AB4 2, 63856 Bessenbach
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- Heritage status
- Baudenkmal in Bayern
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit Schloss Unterbessenbach?
- The castle is privately owned by the von Gemmingen family and is not open to the public as a conventional tourist site.
- Who built Schloss Unterbessenbach?
- The present building was erected in 1842 by Baron Gustav Johann von Gemmingen-Hagenschieß, on a hill near the earlier manor house.
- Is the estate chapel accessible?
- It occasionally hosts Protestant services and can be rented for private ceremonies.
- Where is Schloss Unterbessenbach located?
- It stands in Bessenbach, in the Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, near the A3 motorway and the Aschaff stream.
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