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Schloss Schönach, Mötzing

Schloss Schönach

Schönach Castle

Mötzing

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Mötzing

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Schloss Schönach stands in Mötzing (Landkreis Regensburg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Schönach stands in Mötzing, in the Landkreis Regensburg, Bavaria, on the site of a noble residence first recorded in the 12th century. The present three-storey hip-roofed building dates from 1702, built for Count Johann Georg von Königsfeld, likely to designs by Giovanni Antonio Viscardi. Its baroque interior combines stuccowork by Giovanni Niccolò Perti with frescoes by Hans Georg Asam. Surrounding the main house are early 18th-century pavilions, a tree-lined avenue, a park wall and a farm courtyard with older barns.

What to know

  • The castle has been privately owned since the late 20th century, by the von Einsiedel-Wolftitz family.
  • The knights' hall, decorated with stucco and wall paintings, has remained scaffolded since its ceiling partly collapsed in 1995.
  • The tree-lined avenue and park wall, dating from the first quarter of the 18th century, can be seen from around the site.
  • The eastern pavilion, later used as a forester's house, and the farm courtyard with its old barns complete the ensemble.

Where this château is

Mötzing · Landkreis Regensburg · Bayern

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Address

Schönach, 93099 Mötzing

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Who built Schloss Schönach?
The present building was erected in 1702 for Count Johann Georg von Königsfeld, likely by the architect Giovanni Antonio Viscardi.
Who created the interior decoration?
The stuccoist Giovanni Niccolò Perti and the painter Hans Georg Asam carried out the baroque decoration after 1703.
Since when has there been a castle at Schönach?
A noble residence is recorded as early as 1171, held by ministeriales of the Bishop of Regensburg.
What happened to the knights' hall in 1995?
Its stuccoed ceiling partly collapsed, and the hall has remained scaffolded ever since.
Is Schloss Schönach a protected monument?
It is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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