En un regard
Le château en bref
Schloss Heuchlingen stands in Duttenberg, a district of Bad Friedrichshall north of Heilbronn. First recorded in 1222 as a noble seat with the neighbouring mill, it probably dates from the 12th century. It belonged to the lords of Huchelheim, then to Ellwangen Abbey, the lords of Goltstein around 1290 and the Greck von Kochendorf in the 14th century. The Teutonic Order acquired it in 1484 and renovated it. Damaged by fire in 1449 and destroyed in the Peasants' War in 1525, it was rebuilt in Renaissance style from 1530. Baroque alterations in the late 18th century gave it its present exterior, while the sober interior keeps fragments of wall paintings in the knights' hall. Now a Württemberg state estate, it has been leased to Südzucker since about 1900.