En un regard
Le château en bref
The former hunting lodge of Aulfingen occupies the east side of the Schlossplatz, at the heart of this village in the Baar-Alb area, which has belonged to the town of Geisingen since 1974, opposite the Catholic church of St Nicholas. A hunting lodge is mentioned in Aulfingen as early as 1423, but the surviving building probably dates from the 18th century, when the lordship of Aulfingen belonged to the barons of Wessenberg before passing in 1776 to the princely house of Fürstenberg. It is a simple building of three storeys and seven bays, measuring about 24 m by 12.30 m, with its eaves wall facing the square. The rendered façades are articulated by sandstone window surrounds; the two entrance doors are surmounted by a straight cornice, and a small octagonal oriel rises up to the eaves on the rear face. The two-pitched roof is closed by full hips at both ends. In the second half of the 19th century, the Catholic Church acquired the left-hand half to serve as the presbytery, while the right-hand half housed the town hall, then the local administration, and a library. Having become the owner of the whole complex in 2023, the town of Geisingen commissioned restoration studies; the project provides for housing on the upper floors.
