Bauschlott Palace

Architecture, patrimoine et histoire · Enzkreis

In Bauschlott, a district of Neulingen in the Enzkreis, the present palace stands on the site of a four-towered moated castle built by the von Wallstein family between 1532 and 1540. The estate then changed hands several times, notably passing to the von Schell family, before Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach bought it in 1726. As the building had fallen into disrepair, Margrave and later Grand Duke Charles Frederick had it demolished and rebuilt on the old foundations. The new classicist main block was designed by court architect Friedrich Weinbrenner, and reconstruction was completed in 1809. Two connecting wings link it to the former stables and to the cavaliers' building of 1764, while a belvedere by Weinbrenner overlooks the garden. It served as the dower residence of Louise Caroline of Hochberg and later as the home of Prince Charles of Baden, then saw a variety of uses. Sold by the House of Baden in 1961 and restored, it remains privately owned; its south wing now houses an art museum, a café and a bookshop.