Schloss Glött, Château in Glött, Germany
Schloss Glött is a former water castle located at the southern edge of the Danube Valley with two round corner towers along its northern side and a complete moat encircling the structure. The building comprises a three-winged layout in two stories, with expanded southern extensions that form the main residential and care facilities used today.
The Fugger family acquired the property in 1537 and constructed the three-winged water fortress between 1550 and 1560 in the County of Burgau. In the 1860s the structure underwent complete transformation when religious orders established a care institution there.
The castle became a center for care and social services when it opened its doors to residents needing support, shaping its identity for over 150 years. Today it remains deeply connected to the community's sense of responsibility and service.
The castle is now a private residential and care facility, so public access to the interior is normally not available. The structure and its moat can be admired from the exterior, and the building remains an easily spotted landmark in the village.
The eastern and western wings received substantial southward expansions during the 1930s that altered the original castle profile. During World War II the building briefly served as a military hospital, a wartime chapter that most visitors never learn about.
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