Schloss Willingshausen, Renaissance castle in Willingshausen, Germany
The three-story Baroque building measures 23 by 14.5 meters, featuring a round staircase tower and a Renaissance bay window at its southwestern corner.
The castle endured damage during both the Thirty Years' War and Seven Years' War, with reconstruction in 1648 adding a timber-framed upper floor to the sandstone structure.
Wilhelm Grimm collected fairy tales from the Schwalm area while visiting the Schwertzell family at the castle between Kassel and Marburg trips.
The castle stands on the northern edge of Willingshausen in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, containing a central hall that connects to the spiral staircase tower.
In 1824, the castle became the founding location of the Willingshausen painter colony, where artist Gerhardt Wilhelm von Reutern recovered from battle injuries.
Location: Willingshausen
GPS coordinates: 50.85136,9.19686
Latest update: March 9, 2025 21:34
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