Alfdorf Manor

17th century manor in Germany

48°50′39.5″N 9°43′16.7″E / 48.844306°N 9.721306°E / 48.844306; 9.721306

Alfdorf Manor, called the Oberes Schloss, is a 17th century schloss located in Alfdorf, Germany, and its town hall.

History

Alfdorf Manor was built in 1602 by Philipp von Neuhausen and his brother-in-law Joachim Berchthold von Roth.^[1] Neuhausen's share of the castle was bought by John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, as early as 1614. From 1618 to 1630, the manor was enfeoffed to Hans Caspar Diemar.^[2] On 14 April 1640, the castle was sold to Georg Friedrich vom Holtz zu Niederholz [de] by Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg.^[3] A half-timber brewery was built to the west of the manor in 1775 and stood there until around 1864.^[4]

The manor was renovated in 1845 and in 1871 passed into the ownership of Baron Götz von Holtz and his wife Sophie von Gemmingen [de].^[5]

Alfdorf Manor became Alfdorf's town hall in 1986.^[2]

Architecture

The manor has a rectangular plan and stands three stories tall with two four-story towers abutting the main structure. Both features share a single gabled roof. A risalit on the west facade houses a staircase.^[5]

Above the main entrance into the manor, on the east side of the building, are the coats of arms of the manor's builders in relief.^[1]

Citations

^ ^a ^b Mayer 1989, p. 29.
^ ^a ^b "Oberes Schloß mit Park" (in German). Municipality of Alfdorf. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ "Die Freiherren vom Holtz in Alfdorf" (in German). Municipality of Alfdorf. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ Schahl 1983, p. 107.
^ ^a ^b Schahl 1983, p. 106.

References

Mayer, Wolfgang (1989). Kulturdenkmale und Museen im Rems-Murr-Kreis (in German). Konrad Theiss Verlag [de]. ISBN 3-8062-0571-X.
Schahl, Adolf (1983). Die Kunstdenkmäler des Rems-Murr-Kreises (in German). Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 3-422-00560-9.