Schloss Mörlach

En un regard

Le château en bref

Mörlach Castle, near Hilpoltstein in Middle Franconia, is a small Rococo castle built in 1775 by Christoph Adam Carl von Imhoff on his return from India, on the occasion of his marriage to Luise Franziska Sophie von Schardt. It replaced older buildings: the local Mörlach family is mentioned from the early 12th century, and in 1584 Marx Kötzler, councillor of Palatinate-Neuburg and bailiff of Hilpoltstein, acquired the estate and built a first castle before becoming a Landsasse; the estate then belonged to the Welser family from 1615 until about 1660. The late Baroque complex is arranged around a square courtyard, with a two-storey main building, two side wings and curved corner buildings, closed by a five-part gate with iron railings. The stucco work is attributed to the Nuremberg master Johann Michael Krieger. The castle is a listed monument (D-5-76-127-104) and today houses a model farm.