Schloss Reichertshausen, Architectural heritage château in Reichertshausen, Germany
Schloss Reichertshausen is a three-winged water castle with a walled courtyard, located 250 m west of St. Stephan's parish church. Its oldest parts date from around 1100; the lords of Pfeffenhausen rebuilt it in late Gothic style in the 16th century. Gothic frescoes were uncovered during a renovation in the late 1970s.
Reichertshausen is first documented in 779, when a woman named Toza had a prayer house built. In 1334 the castle and estates were sold to the Munich citizen Ludwig Pütrich, who received closed Hofmark rights from Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian in 1347. The oldest parts date from around 1100; the lords of Pfeffenhausen rebuilt them in late Gothic style in the 16th century. Destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, the castle was rebuilt as a moated water castle. Through marriage it passed to the von Cetto family in 1840, who still own it.
The name Reichertshausen goes back to the castle owners who called themselves von Richershusen. Since 1840 the Hofmark has belonged to the von Cetto family through marriage, and parts of the castle are still used for concerts and rented for events.
Most of the castle is lived in by the von Cetto family, so the interior is not open to visitors; parts are used for concerts and rented for events. The grounds lie 250 m west of the parish church of St. Stephan. The Schlosskapelle of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, built in 1714 under Joseph von Weichs, stands with its chapel hall on the site.
The castle chapel of the Fourteen Holy Helpers with its chapel hall was built in 1714 on the orders of Joseph von Weichs. Gothic frescoes came to light only during a renovation in the late 1970s. Directly beside the castle's English-style park lie a golf club and an adjoining riding facility.
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