Schloss Göppmannsbühl, Manor house in Göppmannsbühl am Berg, Germany.
Schloss Göppmannsbühl is a manor complex in Göppmannsbühl am Berg, part of Speichersdorf in Upper Franconia. Its buildings are grouped around an inner courtyard: the Herrenhaus, the Verwalterhaus and a Jäger- und Malzhaus with a bell tower. The complex dates back to the 13th century and was renovated and raised to its present size after a fire in 1775–1776.
Göppmannsbühl is first documented in 1283 as "auf dem Pühel", when the Amt Waldeck was formed; the castle itself dates back to the 13th century. In 1347 Arnold von Gopplinspühel appears as the first known owner of the knight's estate. After a fire, the castle was renovated in 1775–1776 and raised to its present size. The von Benkendorff family and their descendants held the estate until 1965.
The village of Göppmannsbühl was split by the Tauritzbach stream: the northern part belonged to Brandenburg-Kulmbach, the southern part to the Electoral Palatinate. In 1771 owner Georg von Benkendorff noted that one half was Catholic and Palatine, the other, "the worse", belonged to the estate. The 1536 border along the brook was confirmed by treaty in 1665.
The estate is located near the village of Speichersdorf in Upper Franconia and is easily accessible from outside. Be aware that this is private property and access may be restricted.
The castle was owned by the Benkendorff family and their descendants from 1722 until 1965. In 1772 the estate was converted from a male fief into a fief inheritable by sons and daughters, which kept it in the family when Georg Sigmund von Benkendorff died without male heirs in 1786.
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