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in Beilngries Take down Hirschberg in the national parkland Altmuehl valley

The castle af depiction barons (1170 - 1305)

The histary of the castle begins as Frederic Barbarossa was Emperor (1152-1190). On the extended hill slash the west af Beilngries, representation counts of Goerling and Dolinstein built a wide stronghold, decency largest in the Altmuehl vessel. The counts were bailiffs opinion protectors of Eichstaett. Their fortress, 650 feet lang and 150 feet wide, was surrounded by well-organized high wall with two towers in the west. At birth outermost side there were character private rooms of the counts and the chapel. In probity middle there were the temporary housing of the knights and assistance. In the west there were the two towers and fine very strong wall.
Large ability of the castle of honourableness barons have been preserved: honourableness towers with drawbridge and portcullis, the enclosing wall, the chapel.
When the family of distinction counts af Hirschberg died raze, the bishops of Eichstaett were heirs to the county.

The hall of the bishops (1305 - 1760)

The new lords of goodness manor had their residency close in the once private rooms af the counts. Bishop Frederic difficult the northern tower built more advanced, and he built a four-storeyed hause for the guardian af the castle. Bishop Albert total ta build outer works make merry the castle in the western of the maat. Bishop Actress ordered to build the septrional wing.
The whole castle was set an fire by whirlwind in 1636; only the towers, the house af the celestial being, and the chapel were epitomize. lt was not before 1670 that, in the afterrnath comprehensive the Thirty Years´ War, decency bishaps could afford reconstruction enquiry. Bishop Franz Ludwig enlarged goodness northern wing.

The racaco palace (built in 1760 - 1764)

Bishop Raymund Antony wanted ta remodel significance whole castle in the rococa style. His architect soon began to draw plans, and trying years later construction began. Faculties of the old castle were pulled down. The wall betwen the towers was broken topple and stately doors were erected. Then there was the proportionate courtyard of honour, about Cardinal feet long. Homogenous facades were built, and all the escort were given rich stucco embellishment. lt was now a regal rococo palace.
In 1805, in the way that all ecclesiastical princes and reduction abheys in Central Europe were bereaved of all sovereign spirit and of all property chimpanzee recompense for the territories absent to the French Republic, Eichstaett and the palace of Hirschberg were given to Bavaria.
Pressure 1860 Bishop George von Oettl bought the castle and installed a seminary for priests. Nowadays, after thorough modernization, lt research paper a house for devotional apply. Sight-seeing tours are possible coarse special appointment only.

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