Who built Schloss Scheer?

Count Andreas von Sonnenberg had it built between 1485 and 1496, with master builder Lienhart from Mengen.

How old is Schloss Scheer?

The site is first documented in 1485, on the location of an earlier medieval count's stronghold.

Who owned Schloss Scheer after the Sonnenbergs?

The House of Waldburg-Scheer inherited it, and in 1785 the county was sold to Prince Karl Anselm von Thurn und Taxis, whose family kept the schloss until 1967.

How is Schloss Scheer approached?

The historic access runs from the north up a steep path called the Schlosssteige, with the site otherwise protected by steep slopes and a former moat to the south.

What else is there to see near Schloss Scheer?

The complex stands alongside the St Nicholas church and an English-style landscape park laid out in the 18th century on the neighbouring Raigelsberg.

Schloss Scheer

Scheer Castle

Scheer

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Schloss Scheer stands in Scheer (Landkreis Sigmaringen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Scheer crowns a narrow limestone spur looped by the Danube, in the Landkreis Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg. It was built at the end of the 15th century for Count Andreas von Sonnenberg, replacing an earlier medieval stronghold on the same site. The complex is made up of three multi-storey buildings with stepped gables, linked by a lower wing that houses the chapel, with the great hall located in the larger northern block. A round tower from around 1730 still guards the southern flank above a landscaped English-style park.

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Scheer · Landkreis Sigmaringen · Baden-Württemberg

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Schloßsteige 16, 72516 Scheer

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Who built Schloss Scheer?: Count Andreas von Sonnenberg had it built between 1485 and 1496, with master builder Lienhart from Mengen.
How old is Schloss Scheer?: The site is first documented in 1485, on the location of an earlier medieval count's stronghold.
Who owned Schloss Scheer after the Sonnenbergs?: The House of Waldburg-Scheer inherited it, and in 1785 the county was sold to Prince Karl Anselm von Thurn und Taxis, whose family kept the schloss until 1967.
How is Schloss Scheer approached?: The historic access runs from the north up a steep path called the Schlosssteige, with the site otherwise protected by steep slopes and a former moat to the south.
What else is there to see near Schloss Scheer?: The complex stands alongside the St Nicholas church and an English-style landscape park laid out in the 18th century on the neighbouring Raigelsberg.