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Schloss Unterleiterbach, Zapfendorf

Schloss Unterleiterbach

Unterleiterbach Castle

Zapfendorf

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Where
Zapfendorf

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Schloss Unterleiterbach stands in Zapfendorf (Landkreis Bamberg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Schloss Unterleiterbach stands in the hamlet of Zapfendorf from which it takes its name, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria. It was built between 1737 and 1739 on the initiative of Countess Susanne Elisabeth von Brockdorff, who intended it as a dowry for her daughter, following plans by the Bamberg court architect Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer. The rendered building, decorated with sandstone details, passed through several owners over the centuries before coming into the hands of the Heiss family in 1956. Today it houses an antiques business along with hotel rooms.

What to know

  • The building is privately owned today and houses a hotel and an antiques shop.
  • No regular guided tours of the monument are documented.
  • Interior access depends on the commercial activities operating there.
  • The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Where this château is

Zapfendorf · Landkreis Bamberg · Bayern

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Address

96199 Zapfendorf

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Where is Schloss Unterleiterbach located?
It stands in Zapfendorf, in the Landkreis Bamberg, Bavaria.
Who commissioned Schloss Unterleiterbach?
Countess Susanne Elisabeth von Brockdorff had it built between 1737 and 1739 as a dowry for her daughter.
Can Schloss Unterleiterbach be visited?
The building today houses a hotel and an antiques shop, but no regular guided tours are documented.
Who designed Schloss Unterleiterbach?
The plans were drawn up by Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer, court architect of Bamberg.

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Sources

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

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The most visited in this department — Landkreis Bamberg