Wirtschaftshof des Schlößchens Geispitz, Historic farm complex in Hambach an der Weinstraße, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
The Wirtschaftshof des Schlößchens Geispitz is a Renaissance-era complex of functional farm buildings in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The site contains stables, livestock shelters, storage rooms, and a preserved wine press house dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Wirtschaftshof was the farmyard of the neighbouring Schloss Geispitz, of which only remnants survive. It was built in stages from the 16th to the 20th century: the main building with horse and cow stables and a barn dates from the Renaissance, and the Schäferhäuschen is inscribed 1598. It supplied milk and cheese and served as the tithe cellar of the Hochstift Speyer. The complex now belongs to Weingut Schäffer.
The name Ökonomiehof, used on the information panel at Schloßstraße 100, refers to the estate's former role as the economic yard of Geispitz Castle, of which only remnants survive. The yard supplied milk and cheese and served as the tithe cellar of the Prince-Bishopric of Speyer. Since the 2000s the winery Schäffer has used the buildings, and it was a filming location for the television series Weingut Wader in 2018 and 2019.
The complex lies on Schloßstraße at the northeastern foot of the Schlossberg, about a kilometre northeast of Hambacher Schloss. An information panel titled "Weingut Schäffer Ökonomiehof des Schlössel Geispitz" on the house at Schloßstraße 100 outlines the buildings' history. The courtyard belongs to the Schäffer winery, so view it from the street and avoid disturbing work in the yard.
The Kindelsbrunnen is not part of the farmyard: the 1601 well chamber stands in front of the winery and now lies beneath the street, owned jointly with the Hambach district. The estate also served as a filming location for the television series "Weingut Wader", broadcast in 2018 and 2019.
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