Jagdschloss Grünau

En un regard

Le château en bref

Grünau Hunting Lodge stands about seven kilometres east of Neuburg an der Donau, in the heart of the largest continuous floodplain forest in Central Europe. Count Palatine Ottheinrich of the House of Wittelsbach, later Elector Palatine, had it built as a token of love for his wife Susanna of Bavaria. Begun around 1530 and completed in 1555, the lodge consists of an Alter Bau and a Neuer Bau and is a fine example of early German Renaissance architecture. Originally conceived as a moated castle, its moats have silted up over time. The castle now belongs to the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds. Several rooms house an information centre on the Danube floodplain forests; the interiors are not open to visitors, but the castle can be admired from outside, in its park.