Schloss Winzingen, Renaissance château in Winzingen, Donzdorf, Germany
Schloss Winzingen is a three-storey rectangular Renaissance building in the Winzingen district of Donzdorf, built around 1610 by Joachim Berchtold von Roth after he had the earlier castle demolished. Its 1743–44 remodelling by builder David Madel of Unterelchingen left the Bubenhofen coat of arms above the garden portal, three stucco ceilings on the first upper floor, the staircase and the roof structure.
A medieval noble seat in Winzingen passed through the lords of Ahelfingen, Degenfeld and Rechberg zu Staufeneck before 1599, when it came to the lords of Neuhausen. In 1607 Philipp von Neuhausen sold the estate to Joachim Berchtold von Roth, who had the castle demolished around 1610 and replaced with a three-storey rectangular Renaissance building. After 1621 it passed to the Bubenhofen family, who had it remodelled in 1743–44 by builder David Madel; the Rechberg counts acquired it in 1824 and still own it.
The Bubenhofen coat of arms above the garden portal, three stucco ceilings on the first upper floor, the staircase and the roof truss survive from the 1743–1744 rebuild by the Unterelchingen master builder David Madel. The castle has belonged to the Counts of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen since 1824 and is used today as a private residence.
The château is located in a residential area of Donzdorf and can be viewed from public roads, though it sits on private property. It is best accessed on foot from the town centre, which is within walking distance.
The Bubenhofen coat of arms above the garden portal survives from the 1743–44 rebuild by Unterelchingen master builder David Madel, who also left three stucco ceilings on the first upper floor, the staircase and the roof truss. The Rechberg and Rothenlöwen counts bought the estate in 1824; it stays in the family and is used as a private residence.
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