Gochsheim Castle, Renaissance castle in Kraichtal, Germany.
Gochsheim Castle is a Renaissance building in Kraichtal that functions as a regional museum today. Its rooms across multiple floors display art collections and historical objects from Baden-Württemberg.
A medieval castle stood here before the Counts of Eberstein rebuilt it from 1520 to 1580 as a Renaissance residence, with a smaller Vorderes Schloss and a larger Hinteres Schloss. After Count Casimir died in 1660 without male heirs, the estate passed through his daughter Albertina Sophie Esther to Württemberg. French troops damaged it in 1689 during the War of the Palatine Succession, and a town fire hit it in 1739. The larger Hinteres Schloss was demolished in 1828/29.
The castle displays works by artist Karl Hubbuch and exhibits on local heritage of the Kraichtal region. Visitors can see how art and the area's past connect through these collections.
The museum is at Hauptstraße 89 in the Gochsheim district of Kraichtal, on the hill west above the Kraichbach. The surviving Vorderes Schloss and the former stables and coach house around the courtyard can be reached on foot from the town centre. The Hinteres Schloss was demolished in 1828/29, so visitors should not look for a second main building.
The upper floor houses one of the world's largest collections of irons with around 1,300 pieces from different periods and regions. This rare collection was gathered by Heinrich Sommer and tells an unusual story of everyday objects.
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