Markgrafenschloss, Emmendingen

Name: Markgrafenschloss
Address: Schloßplatz 1, Emmendingen, 79312, Germany
Telephone: +49 7641 452324

#5 among attractions in Emmendingen

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The Margrave's Castle in Emmendingen is a Renaissance building on the edge of the old town of Emmendingen.

The simple three-story building with a high gable roof has a prominent octagonal stair tower on the north side and lower outbuildings. Originally, it was built as a courtyard of the Tennenbach monastery, which is still reminded by the abbot's staff above the portal. After changing hands several times, the building was acquired by Margrave Jakob III of Baden-Hachberg in 1588 and remodeled into a residential palace. In 1590, the chapter house in an adjacent building was the scene of the "Emmendingen Religious Discussion". After the death of Margrave Jakob III, the castle served as an official residence for the bailiffs of the margraviate of Hachberg, later as a castle bailiwick. As the last outbuilding of the residence, the so-called Lenzhäuschen has been preserved on the castle square.

In 1833, the building became the property of the city under Mayor Carl Helbing. He had a hospital established there. Today it houses the city history collection. The castle cellar with cross vault on the first floor is used as a cabaret stage and event room. In 2007, the castle was extensively renovated.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°7'17"N, 7°50'59"E

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Schloßplatz 1Emmendingen 79312 Germany

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+49 7641 452324

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Nearby attractions include: Kunsthalle Messmer, Hochburg, Kastelburg, Jewish Museum Emmendingen.

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Specialty museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl
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2.3 miE
Museum, View point, Forts and castles
Hochburg, Emmendingen
60 min walk • The Hochburg is a castle ruin situated between the city of Emmendingen and the village of Sexau in the region of Baden, located in the southwest of Germany. It was presumably built in the 11th century and was originally known as castle Hachberg.
5.2 miE
Forts and castles
Kastelburg, Waldkirch
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~220 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Jewish Museum Emmendingen, Emmendingen
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1.1 miNE
Observation decks and towers, View point, Tower
Eichbergturm, Emmendingen
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5.6 miSE
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Schwarzwaldzoo, Waldkirch
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Area
Gundelfingen, Freiburg
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1.8 miW
Museum
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Church
St. Laurentius, Kenzingen
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hornberg, Sexau
62 min walk • The Hornberg is a hill in the northern Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is an outlier of the Black Forest, running as a north-south ridge between the villages of Windenreute, Kollmarsreute and Sexau into the Upper Rhine Plain.
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Church
Michaelskapelle, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl
124 min walk • The Michaelskapelle is a church building in the municipality of Riegel am Kaiserstuhl in the district of Emmendingen and is dedicated to the Archangel Michael. The building is located on the Michaelsberg at 243 m above sea level.