Top 15 Castles around Hergatz

In 1691, Land Commander Franz Benedikt von Baden acquired the Achberg estate for the Teutonic Order. In keeping with his noble status, he had the castle expanded between 1693 and 1700.

Neuravensburg Castle is always worth a break. It is also a popular destination in summer.🥰

Three-story pentagonal main building

Ratzenried has a special attraction to offer. The village, which has already won several awards in the "beauty contest", can offer not only beauty but also interesting historical views. It is thanks to the Ratzenried local history association that the historic houses in the village and in several of its hamlets have received signs that record the village life and goings-on of yesteryear. A documentation that is of the utmost importance given the rapid changes of the last few decades, because even for the current generation of children, the variety of areas of life and professions in the old village has already been more or less forgotten. Berthold Büchele's many years of research, which was dedicated to house history research, among other things, and of course the interest and support of the respective house owners, made this sign campaign possible, an action that is unparalleled in a village. Source: https://www.ratzenried.de/index.php/dorfrundgang.html

Story. The castle was probably built at the beginning of the 12th century, in 1145 the Lords of Ratzenried were first mentioned. The reason for its construction was possibly the same as that of Praßberg Castle near Wangen in the Allgäu, which was begun in 1123. It was intended to secure the fiefs of the St. Gallen monastery in the region and collect the royalties from the courts. The lords of Ratzenried were also servants of the monastery. The Ratzenrieders died out at the end of the 13th century, but the new lords of the castle also called themselves von Ratzenried, they lost the castle again around 1350 and moved to the Ostallgäu. From 1353 the lords of Molpertshausen sat at the castle, in 1369 Hans von Molpertshausen was officially enfeoffed with the lordship by the St. Gallen abbot. About ten years later, the castle had to be sold again, among other owners it belonged to the Humpis of Ravensburg from 1453. They also called themselves Humpis von Ratzenried from the 16th century. Jos Humpis von Ratzenried had the castle restored in 1502 for 11,000 guilders, as it had collapsed down to the walls. They owned the castle until 1647. Razenried Castle was burned down by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War in 1632 and was not rebuilt for cost reasons. In 1806 the castle passed to the Kingdom of Bavaria, which ceded the Ratzenried dominion to Württemberg in 1810. The complex came from him in 1813 to the Counts of Beroldingen, and in 1908 the Counts of Waldburg-Zeil inherited the castle. Source: Wikipedia

Small tranquil place that belongs to Argenbühl and is located in the district of Ravensburg

Unfortunately, only parts of the ruins remain of the once magnificent castle. Based on this and the reconstruction on an information board, one can well imagine how much space it once occupied. Little damsels & knights will definitely have fun exploring the grounds. 🪨✨️🤴🏻🧭👑⚔️👸🏼🏰✨️ It was very windy today, but generally there are some idyllic places to rest. A "local nobility in Ratzenried" was first mentioned in 1180. So the castle was probably built at the beginning of the 12th century. The castle was destroyed (and never rebuilt) on May 8th, 1632 by the Swedes.

the tower can be climbed and offers a magnificent view