Schloss Bergzabern, Medieval château in Bad Bergzabern, Germany.
Schloss Bergzabern is a castle in Bad Bergzabern featuring thick stone walls, multiple floors, and large windows typical of German residential fortifications. The structure displays the practical design of defensive residences from its era.
The Counts of Saarbrücken probably built a water castle here in the 12th–13th centuries; it was first recorded in 1333 as "Feste Zabern by Lantecken". After passing to the Electorate of the Palatinate in 1385 and to Pfalz-Zweibrücken in 1410, it was destroyed in 1525 by insurgent Lorraine peasants. Louis II rebuilt it as a Burgschloss, with the south wing and its two round towers finished in 1532. A French attack and fire ruined it in 1676; it was rebuilt in 1720–25, auctioned in 1803, damaged by fire in 1909 and restored as the local government seat in 1984.
The palace is the town's landmark and now houses the administration of the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Bergzabern. Its name recalls the counts and dukes who held it, and the south wing's two round towers, once gun turrets, still face the old town centre.
The palace stands in the old town centre of Bad Bergzabern and now houses the Verbandsgemeinde administration. The moat that once surrounded it was filled in around 1803, so the building is entered directly from the street. Visitors should check access to the administrative offices before planning a stop.
The moat that once surrounded the castle was filled in around 1803, when the building was auctioned off as national property following the French conquest of 1794. The two round towers of the south wing, finished in 1532, served as gun turrets.
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