Can Schloss Stockau still be visited?

The castle building was demolished in 1857; today only the surrounding park can be walked through.

What remains of Schloss Stockau?

The Schlossgarten survives, partly restored according to 18th-century plans, but no part of the castle building itself.

Why is Schloss Stockau linked to Goethe?

Goethe spent New Year's Eve 1779 there with notable figures of the time and reportedly advised the Groschlag family on the garden's layout.

Where can the old garden plans be seen?

The historic plans are kept at the town museum of Dieburg, housed in the Fechenbacher Schloss.

Stockau Castle

Dieburg

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Schloss Stockau stands in Dieburg (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg), in Hesse, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Stockau stood at Dieburg in Hesse from 1699 until 1857, when its last owner had it completely torn down after selling off the building materials. No trace of the castle itself survives: what can be visited today is the surrounding park, laid out in the 18th century with French, Dutch and English sections, parts of which have been restored according to the original plans. Goethe spent New Year's Eve 1779 there with Duke Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Karl Theodor von Dalberg, and is said to have influenced the garden's design through his advice. The town museum of Dieburg, housed in the Fechenbacher Schloss, keeps the historic garden plans.

What to know

The castle itself has been gone since 1857: only the surrounding park, the Schlossgarten, can be visited today.
The surviving building on the grounds is not the castle but the former mill turned factory, now a private residence.
Plans of the historic garden are displayed at the town museum of Dieburg, in the Fechenbacher Schloss.
The park has hosted the annual Schlossgartenfest since 1961.

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Dieburg · Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg · Hessen

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64807 Dieburg

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Can Schloss Stockau still be visited?: The castle building was demolished in 1857; today only the surrounding park can be walked through.
What remains of Schloss Stockau?: The Schlossgarten survives, partly restored according to 18th-century plans, but no part of the castle building itself.
Why is Schloss Stockau linked to Goethe?: Goethe spent New Year's Eve 1779 there with notable figures of the time and reportedly advised the Groschlag family on the garden's layout.
Where can the old garden plans be seen?: The historic plans are kept at the town museum of Dieburg, housed in the Fechenbacher Schloss.